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Re: Splintered Light (was Re: Steg's wonderful .sig)

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Tuesday, November 9, 1999, 17:02
Irina Rempt-Drijfhout wrote:

> > Lo=B7gos n. >=20 > Shouldn't that be "L=F3gos"? I can't find my Greek dictionary, but I > can find my Greek New Testament and it has accented omikron in the > first syllable.
The middle dot is conventionally used in English dictionaries to show the syllable boundaries, because it is the least intrusive mark (much less so than hyphen). --=20 John Cowan http://www.reutershealth.com jcowan@reutershealth.com Schlingt dreifach einen Kreis vom dies! / Schliess eurer Aug vor heiliger= Schau Den er genoss vom Honig-Tau / Und trank die Milch vom Paradies. -- Coleridge (tr. Politzer)