Re: English questions
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, May 24, 2003, 1:10 |
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"Mark J. Reed" wrote:
> I'm showing my ignorance of the topic here, but the "gh" in those words
> was originally /x/?
Yes. Those words are derived from OE words that had "h", e.g., _thruh_
-> _through_. I'm not sure why the Normans chose _gh_ rather than
_kh_. Perhaps asthetics?
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