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Re: About linguistic (in)tolerance

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Sunday, March 28, 1999, 3:53
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. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org e'osai ko sarji la lojban.