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Re: CHAT: RPGs (was Re: Wargs)

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, November 10, 1999, 23:09
andrew wrote:
> I was watching a British documentary on human sexuality last week and > got irritated enough to talk back at the tv. Apparently women can be > polygamous with their male partners!
Well, -gamy means "marriage", regardless of gender. Specifically having multiple FEMALE partners is "polyGYNous", also a "top-shelf" word. -- "Old linguists never die - they just come to voiceless stops." - anonymous http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor