Re: CHAT: Omen (was Amen)

Andy Canivet scripsit:

> Okay - so I have another question - call it a rhyming game I guess.  Om may
> not be related to Amen, but Om + Amen reminds me of the word omen.  Now that
> the amen problem has been licked - what's the origin of the word omen?
Latin.  There's no hope, Andy.  BTW, you can find out these things
very easily at http://www.m-w.com, or even a real dictionary.

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