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From: iad@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Ivan A Derzhanski)
Subject: Re: Languages in the EC
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Organization: Centre for Cognitive Science, Edinburgh, UK
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Date: Tue, 7 Feb 1995 10:18:29 GMT
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In article <792037089snz@storcomp.demon.co.uk> philip@storcomp.demon.co.uk writes:
<The mixture of Romance and Germanic gives English too many words,
<which makes it hard to learn.
<
<It is quite common for the basic noun for a concept to be Germanic, but 
<for other words refering to the same concept to be Romance. Eg:
<
<hound - canine
<tooth - dental
<father - paternal

Not to mention

_health_ -- _ill(ness)_ -- _disease_ -- _hospital_

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`I'm sendin a flood tae pit an end tae it aw.  But dinny worry yersel, Noah.'
Ivan A Derzhanski (iad@cogsci.ed.ac.uk)    (J Stuart, _Auld Testament Tales_)
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