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Re: monotremes and multituberculates
Dinogeorge@aol.com wrote:
plural
> of "ox" is not "oxes" (adding -s or -es) but "oxen," because "ox" is a
> derived Teutonic word, and the English plural of "polyhedron" is not
> "polyhedrons" but "polyhedra," derived from Greek.
This proves very little since English, as a Germanic language, is
primarily derived from "teutonic" (i.e. germanic) in every aspect,
syntax, vocabulary and grammer included.
Joshua Dyal
j-dyal@geocities.com