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To: MtnClimber

Linguistically, “perijove” is an abomination (like “television”) because it combines a Greek root with a Latin root. “Peridia” or “Perizena” would be more correct...but has as little chance of being adopted as “teleorasis” has of replacing “television.”


10 posted on 02/16/2025 12:32:28 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus
Linguistically, “perijove” is an abomination (like “television”) because it combines a Greek root with a Latin root. “Peridia” or “Perizena” would be more correct...but has as little chance of being adopted as “teleorasis” has of replacing “television.”

Then there must be literally thousands, if not tens of thousands, of such "linguistic abominations" in the English language, combining, e.g. Latin with Germanic roots, or Greek with Germanic roots, etc.

Regards,

12 posted on 02/16/2025 1:11:52 PM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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