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Re: English words in English
Juan Carlos Garelli (Lagare@ATTACH.EDU.AR)
Fri, 30 Aug 1996 16:14:47 -0300
On 30 Aug 96 at 12:11, Ronald Kephart wrote:
> Iain Walker wrote:
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> > I wonder how many words in the English language _aren't_ derived
> > from other languages. The list would be very short. I think
> > "okay" would qualify. :^)
I thought "ok" derived from "ol korrect", a way some obscure,
semi-illiterate general (whose name now escapes me) from the
secession war used to approve writs.
Juan Carlos Garelli, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Buenos Aires
Department of Early Development
Juncal 1966, 1116 BA, Argentina
Tel.: +54-1 812 5521
Fax: +54-1 812 5432
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