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Re: English diglossia (was Re: retroflex consonants)

From:Tim May <butsuri@...>
Date:Sunday, February 2, 2003, 1:04
John Cowan wrote at 2003-02-01 19:57:12 (-0500)
 > Tristan scripsit:
 >
 > > But some believe a harf-hearted spelling reform is what we
 > > need... I just reckon we should send standard English to wherever
 > > it is Classical Latin lives.
 >
 > Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.
 >
Just how clever are you being here, John?  My book of latinisms
attributes that to a John Owan (d. 1602).

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Tim May <butsuri@...>
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