Re: CHAT: various infotaining natlang tidbits
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, June 14, 2000, 13:23 |
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Roger Mills wrote:
> The only Malay word I can think of in English: (run) amuck;
How about "kris"? It was first used in English in 1580, according
to http://www.m-w.com .
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