Re: THEORY: derivation question
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, March 26, 1999, 20:01 |
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Lars Henrik Mathiesen wrote:
> I also found:
> M-W: scarfs, English-Danish dict: scarfs, also scarves.
> M-W: roofs, /-fs/ or /-vz/
> M-W: leaves, also leafs
Interesting, I've never heard "roofs" with /vz/ or "leafs", except in
the name of the Canadian hockey team "The Maple Leafs".
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