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srisa
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Video shows plane's moment of impact at SFO
"Allahu Akbar" is "Allah is great" not "Oh my God".
wldlyinaccurate
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Yes, that's a literal translation. We say many similar things in English to express shock: "good God", "my God", "God almighty", etc.
Terretta
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A particularly colorful example of multiple constructions in a blend of "shock" and "awesome" reactions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRItYDKSqpQ
(Language emphatically not work safe.)
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example video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8UxUKoYhs8
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