Re: slowness...
| From: | Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, April 3, 2001, 16:21 |
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Ferenc Valoczy wrtoe:
>For an intelligent man, my dad is pretty thick...I just spent the past 45
>minutes, trying, unsuccessfully, to convince him that English "Father",
>German "Vater", French "Pere", Latin "Pater" and Sanskrit "Pitar" are all
>related...I couldn't get through, it was really aggravating. The only
>place where he saw a connection is the Latin/Sanskrit, where he said that
>this just confirms his suspicion that the Romans were Gypsies...
>
He didn't accept "father" and "Vater" as related?!?
>Is it really that hard to grasp that sounds can change, than [p] can
>become [f]?
>
>Anyone else ever have an experience like this?
Well, when I mention some unrecognizeablish words as being related, most of
my friend just give me a blank look. But I've never met anyone who's refused
to believe that sounds can change over time.
Andreas
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