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Re: OT: "kluge"/"kludge"

From:Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
Date:Monday, May 12, 2003, 20:53
David Barrow wrote:
> Sound = healthy, from Old English_ gesund_
Cognate to Gesundheit (sp?)?
> Sound = Noise, from Old French_ son_ from Latin_ sonus_
Where did the /d/ come from? Analogy with the similar-sounding _sound_? -- "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

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