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Subject:Re: Latin vs. Germanic From:Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- AXIONET -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 5 Aug 1997 19:19:10 -0400
bbatorsky -at- admin -dot- nj -dot- devry -dot- edu wrote:
> Please, I don't think I would ever argue length.
Sorry. I should have mentioned the generality that, on the whole, roots
with Germanic roots tend to be shorter than ones with Latin
roots--that's where length comes in.
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