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Re: pardonner/ perdonner/bzdet/perdet
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Interesting--ancient Greek also has two words for the bodily
function Don discusses: "bdeo," with the same b-d root as the
Russian bzdet', and "perdomai," with the same root as perdet.
Vulgar or not, these are words with a resounding lineage. And
as far as I know, the two Greek words have never been
distinguished on the basis of sonicity. I'll have to look into
this further; we may be able to make a small (but audible)
contribution to Greek lexicography.
Yours in the cause of disinterested scholarship,
Mary Bellino
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function Don discusses: "bdeo," with the same b-d root as the
Russian bzdet', and "perdomai," with the same root as perdet.
Vulgar or not, these are words with a resounding lineage. And
as far as I know, the two Greek words have never been
distinguished on the basis of sonicity. I'll have to look into
this further; we may be able to make a small (but audible)
contribution to Greek lexicography.
Yours in the cause of disinterested scholarship,
Mary Bellino
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