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Re: CHAT: RPGs (was Re: Wargs)

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Wednesday, November 10, 1999, 16:01
"Grandsire, C.A." wrote:

> Exactly. But strangely polygamous is used only to refer to a man with > various wifes.
I have always understood "polygamy" to include polyandry as well as polygyny, though since polyandry is so rare, it is not surprising that a partial semantic shift would occur. Brits 1, Kiwis 0. -- John Cowan http://www.reutershealth.com jcowan@reutershealth.com Schlingt dreifach einen Kreis vom dies! / Schliess eurer Aug vor heiliger Schau Den er genoss vom Honig-Tau / Und trank die Milch vom Paradies. -- Coleridge (tr. Politzer)