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Re: English allative (was:Re: -s adverbs, bodoer Homo Sapiens (was: watered down fiery spirits)

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Sunday, October 26, 2003, 17:25
Mark J. Reed scripsit:

> > As for "Dutch italics", I never use them.
I was talking about the style of using an accent mark on the stressed vowel of an emphasized word. Calling it "Dutch italics", of course, continues the long tradition of calling bogus things "Dutch" in English. :-) -- "By Elbereth and Luthien the Fair, you shall jcowan@reutershealth.com have neither the Ring nor me!" --Frodo http://www.ccil.org/~cowan

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