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Re: conlan/natlang coincidences

From:Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 18, 2003, 14:23
En réponse à John Cowan :


>Even though "myriad" means 10^4, or just vaguely "a lot"?
Yep. The Maggel speakers borrowed the shape from "myriad", but the meaning from "million". Go figure ;)))) ... Christophe Grandsire. http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr You need a straight mind to invent a twisted conlang.

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