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"Bradley M. Snook" wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Oh I am so sorry, I meant to say etymologically!
<p>Bradley</blockquote>
Ok so lets plug that one in.... that gives us.
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<blockquote>It is etymologically absurd, in that it is not reasonable to
have a
<br>completely irrelevant set of pitch levels; ....... snip</blockquote>
<p><br>Grin... and this better ??? What does linquistics or linguistic
history have to do with the absurdity of one pitch over any other ?
<p><b>Etymology</b>
<p>1.The origin and historical development of a linguistic form as shown
by determining its basic elements, earliest
<br> known use, and changes in form and meaning, tracing its
transmission from one language to another, identifying its
<br> cognates in other languages, and reconstructing its ancestral
form where possible.
<br>2.The branch of linguistics that deals with etymologies.
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<p>From humour to confusion... :)
<p>--
<br>Richard Brekne
<br>RPT, N.P.T.F.
<br>Bergen, Norway
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