Re: About linguistic (in)tolerance
| From: | Lars Henrik Mathiesen <thorinn@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, March 28, 1999, 13:19 |
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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 22:53:32 -0500
From: John Cowan <cowan@...>
Brian Betty scripsit:
> And pease, plural peases, became pea, plural peas. Hence 'pease porridge
> hot ..." I think I like pease better ...
Almost. "Pease" was a mass noun, like "rice", with no plural.
So perhaps we'll see "rie" formed for a kernel of rice.
Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)