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Re: English-esque Vocabulary Range

From:David Barrow <davidab@...>
Date:Friday, January 17, 2003, 16:06
In English, Nip is an offensive slang word for Japanese.
Maybe that's why nippo- isn't used.

David Barrow


Christophe Grandsire wrote:

> En réponse à Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>: > > > Christophe Grandsire wrote: > > > > > > Is that then my interest in anime that made me encounter the prefix > > "nippo-" > > > quite often? ;)))) I admit reading it mostly in French texts though. > > > > I've never seen that in English, so I suspect that the prefix is a > > French thing. :-) > > > > Well, English has borrowed so much French that I don't think borrowing Nippo- > would be such a bad idea ;)) . > > Christophe. > > http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr > > Take your life as a movie: do not let anybody else play the leading role.

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