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Re: USAGE: Language revival

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Sunday, November 28, 1999, 19:59
Raymond Brown wrote:
> That Nik doesn't recall coming across 'dwarfs' says much about Tolkien's > influence :)
Now that I think about it, I have come across "dwarfs", but didn't notice it, presumably thinking it an *error* for "dwarves"! I always say "... Seven Dwarves", even tho I now realize that it was "Dwarfs". Strange. :-) -- "Old linguists never die - they just come to voiceless stops." - anonymous http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor