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From: lilandbr@scn.org (Leland Bryant Ross)
Subject: Schism (was Re: margarine)
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Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 02:34:21 GMT
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In a previous article, pruss+@pitt.edu (Alexander R Pruss) says:

>How about "sceptic"?  Alex.
>
>p.s. Most of the time in ordinary writing one writes "premise".  But for 
>some reason in philosophical writing "premiss" seems quite common.  Anyone
>know why?  Is this another British/American variant?

You sure a premiss isn't a girl too young to be called "Miss"??
>
How about "schism" (and its derivatives, "schismatic" etc.)--what are the 
esteemed threadbearers' favorite ways of pronouncing the "sch" (I've 
heard people who should *know*--professional theologians, i.e.--say /s/ 
and /S/ and /sk/.
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