Re: THEORY: derivation question
| From: | Tom Wier <artabanos@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, March 25, 1999, 22:06 |
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Lars Henrik Mathiesen wrote:
> Another
> example, as noted by Tolkien: If people had had occasion to talk about
> dwarfs every day, the plural would probably still have been dwarves.
I don't think I've heard people say "dwarfs" any more than I've heard
people say "leafs"... where'd you get that?
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