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Re: Daleks from Cambria
On Thu, 30 Apr 1998, John Cowan wrote:
> > I think in colloquial Brithenig culpa survives as colff. It should be in
> > the lexicon.
>
> Distinguo. "Culp" (n.) would be "fault", whereas "colff" (n.) would be
> "blow, hit"; an excellent case of "learned" vs. "popular" terms.
>
Done.
- andrew.
Andrew Smith <hobbit@earthlight.co.nz>
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and the fact that it rains.
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