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Wording of captured sailor letters arouses suspicion
Linguistics experts say the three letters from Faye Turney, 26, show stilted phrasing and political rhetoric likely dictated under duress. They argue a Persian writer would produce more natural English and note repeated praising adjectives for captors and shifting tone across letters.
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Faye Turney
Iran
Britain
Iraq
Clive D. Hales
Oxford University
Oriental Institute
Holes
Turney
Nadim Shehadi
Chatham House Think Tank
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Revolutionary Guard
Shatt al-Arab Waterway
Tehran
House of Commons