February 01, 2008 02:37PM
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"*To understand what this means for etymology (indeed for simple lexical interpretation), assume for a moment that English does not write vowels, and you are called upon to translate the word “bt” or to decide whether the word is related to a word in another language. But in a system without vowels, “bt” could mean: bat, bet, bit, but, boat, beat, bate, etc. "
as usual you make what at first seems incomprehensible...Clear
thanks Lee
warwick
" I have always found that the main obstacle to free
association on these boards is the broad
misconception that what we do not know is more
significant than what we do know."
Warwick L Nixon, March 8, 2019
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DDeden |
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Warwick L Nixon |
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DDeden |
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cladking |
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DDeden |
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Warwick L Nixon |
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Warwick L Nixon |
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DDeden |
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Warwick L Nixon |
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DDeden |
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Warwick L Nixon |
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Byrd |
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DDeden |
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Piotr Gasiorowski |
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Hermione |
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DDeden |
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Hermione |
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Piotr Gasiorowski |
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DDeden |
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