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Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.3dev.13: nits
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T.E.Dickey |
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Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.3dev.13: nits |
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Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:32:32 -0400 (EDT) |
>
> In a recent note, Philip Webb said:
>
> > Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 10:22:11 -0400 (EDT)
> >
> > yes, i know the problem re LITTERAL, which is best left like a proper noun,
> > but that's no excuse whatsoever for `litteral', which is simply erroneous
> > in the English language, tho' by you here no doubt carelessness (smile);
> > as you may know, the word comes from Latin, where it has one `t',
> > & this is a tiny example why Latin should be learned more widely.
> > Lynx Change files are a permanent formal record of Lynx activities
> > & should never knowingly contain bad spellings or grammar.
> >
> Ummm... As I remember my high school Latin, it has two 't's. :-)
Latin origin - for a noun:
littera
( unrelated
littoral
;-)
> -- gil
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