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Re: English-esque Vocabulary Range

From:Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
Date:Friday, January 17, 2003, 20:13
En réponse à David Barrow <davidab@...>:

> In English, Nip is an offensive slang word for Japanese. > Maybe that's why nippo- isn't used. >
"Nippon" is also an offensive word for Japanese in French. And that doesn't stop us to use "Nippo-" without offensive meaning :))) . 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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