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Re: Re : Re: OFF: Name for a cat

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Thursday, September 30, 1999, 1:18
"From Http://Members.Aol.Com/Lassailly/Tunuframe.Html" wrote:
> "maneku" means "to invite" and "neko" is "cat". > so it's a play on word. well, maybe.
Actually, that's called a "blend", like English "motel" from "motor hotel" -- Oh Lord, grant that we may always be right, for thou knowest we will never change our mind. - Scots Prayer http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files/ http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor