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Re: Probability of Article Replacement?

From:Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
Date:Wednesday, February 26, 2003, 11:47
David Barrow wrote:
> > What about the change from Old English to Modern English > > se, seo, thaet, etc. replaced by "the"
Actually, as I understand it, "the" is simply the modern relex of "se", the /s/ being replaced by /D/ because of the fact that, with the exception of masculine and feminine nominative singular, all forms used /D/. -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42