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From: rwt@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Rainer Thonnes)
Subject: Re: ae (was: Sociological autopsy of the Dunblane massacre)
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Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 17:15:04 GMT
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In article <Wm2tMKAqFwzxEwF5@vision25.demon.co.uk>,
Cheradenine Zakalwe <zakalwe@vision25.demon.co.uk> writes:
> Joseph Chacko <joe@sheril.demon.co.uk> writes:
>
> >Until recently, in the UK, all podiatrists were known as chiropodists.
> >The new label drifted in from the U.S., possibly to clear up any
> >confusion with chiropractors.
> 
> It's a pity English can't use the words "child-doctor", "foot-doctor"
> etc.

But it can, it just doesn't, because it might mean the wrong thing, e.g.
a witch-doctor is not one who specialises in the care of witches.
