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Re: Classic, Normal, and Vulgar Lingo

From:Thomas R. Wier <artabanos@...>
Date:Thursday, January 20, 2000, 22:53
Nik Taylor wrote:

> I wonder if there were any examples of hypercorrection among the Romans, > like, say, "hamare" for "amare"?
You mean in spelling? /h/ as a phoneme had already disappeared by the time Classical Latin was standardized, IIRC. So, it's not a matter of pronunciation. Indeed, <h> as a spelling tended to drop away over time, as in <harena> to <arena>. ====================================== Tom Wier <artabanos@...> ICQ#: 4315704 AIM: Deuterotom Website: <http://www.angelfire.com/tx/eclectorium/> "Cogito ergo sum, sed credo ergo ero." ======================================