> > Indeed. When an American legislature adjourns without setting
> > a dating for reconvening, it adjourns "sine die" [saIni daI] -
> > a direct reflex of the Great Vowel Shift.
>
>Is there any particular reason for dropping the second final -e, but not
>the
>first one?
Progressive ignorance on their part(s)?
Latin "die" looks like English "die".
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