Re: OT: Corpses, etc. (was: Re: Gender in conlangs (was: Re: Umlauts (was Re: Elves and Ill Bethisad)))
| From: | Costentin Cornomorus <elemtilas@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, November 10, 2003, 17:38 |
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--- Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> wrote:
> The Spaniards always had this trouble with the
> Arabic article, didn't they?
>
> But I was specifically talking about English.
Can't think of any, though we do have the
propensity for leaving Arabic articles in:
algebra, alchemy, alcohol, etc. Of course, we
didn't borrow those directly, so they probably
don't count.
Padraic.
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enffoge yn omen ach h-yst yn caleor per la gouitha.
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