Re: English syllable structure
| From: | Patrick Dunn <tb0pwd1@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, December 12, 2001, 2:24 |
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Y.Penzev wrote:
> Re: Patrick Dunn on Saturday, December 08, 2001 10:38 AM
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> > I'm a
> > philologist, not a linguist.
>
> I'm so sorry for my ignorance, but what's the difference?
>
> Yitzik the Curious Snakie
A philologist is a "lover of words," usually the words of his or her
native language. It's not used much anymore, the word, but I've always
liked it.
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Prurio modo viri qui in arbore pilosa est.
~~Elvis
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