| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, November 26, 2001, 5:22 |
nicole dobrowolski scripsit:> 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..?alas < French helas < Latin LASSUS (weary). -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org Please leave your values | Check your assumptions. In fact, at the front desk. | check your assumptions at the door. --sign in Paris hotel | --Miles Vorkosigan