Gnomes (Was: what is an aorist?)

--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Ray Brown <ray.brown@F...> wrote:

>Before the humorists weigh in - no, a gnomic statements are not
those
>made by strange dwarf-like creatures (tho I shall probably be too
>late   ;)
No, you are not too late but, darn, I wanted to be the first!  :-)

In looking up the origin of "gnomic," I did discover, however, the
etymology of "gnome."  Paracelsus coined it!  I wonder why he had a
need for the word.

Charlie
http:wiki.frath.net/user:caeruleancentaur

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