Re: CHAT: enterprise

AIR It came from, "obligatory Conlang reference" and applies to some little
snippet at the bottom of an off topic post as an attempt to bring the
discussion back on topic.

Adam

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In spite of it all it's a beautiful world.
-------Suzanne Knutzen




>From: David Peterson <DigitalScream@...>
>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...>
>To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
>Subject: Re: CHAT:  enterprise
>Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 19:39:31 EDT
>
>     This was meant to go to the list, because I'm actually curious as to
>where "ob" came from.
>
>In a message dated 10/3/01 4:34:45 PM, makeenan@SYR.EDU writes:
>
><< Could someone tell me what the Ob prefix means? I've seen it around alot
>lately and would like to know what I'm reading :) >>
>
>     I've understood it to mean "about", or "in relation to".  Did it come
>from the English word "about", or the Russian word "ob" which means "about"
>and is used in front of words that begin with vowels ("o" otherwise)?
>
>-David

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