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Re: Att. Ray -- of snails and slugs

From:andrew <hobbit@...>
Date:Saturday, June 9, 2001, 5:56
Am 06/08 20:02  Raymond Brown yscrifef:

> >So it should be llefeg', slug; melwin, a snail or slug; malw, snails or > >slugs. I had it the other way around in my current list of things on my > >computer. > > > > If _llefeg'_ established itself as the slimy, shell-less gasteropod (i.e. > slug), might not _melwin_ come to be restricted in use to the cute little > critters with the helical shells (that one may put in the cooking pot), > i.e. snails? > > Just a thought. >
It is a good thought and I shall act upon it. I wonder if that should mean that _malw_ is also restricted or is it a collective noun covering slugs as well? I tried a snail once at a French class cultural event, but they were too rich for my taste. - andrew. -- Andrew Smith, Intheologus hobbit@griffler.co.nz http://hobbit.griffler.co.nz/homepage.html Your voice has been heard.

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