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Re: alas, those monkeys are not blue

From:Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
Date:Monday, November 26, 2001, 7:48
En réponse à nicole dobrowolski <fuzzybluemonkeys@...>:

> i've always been a big fan of the word "alas" and i was wondering > what its origins were... does anyone know where it comes from..? > pesiku (thanks)... >
Probably French 'hélas' /e'las/ Christophe. http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr Take your life as a movie: do not let anybody else play the leading role.