Re: Att. Ray -- of snails and slugs

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.
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Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@griffler.co.nz
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