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From: gino@voder.UUCP (Gino Bloch)
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Subject: Re: Gender-specific neuter pronouns
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Date: Thu, 31-Jan-85 20:32:28 EST
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> Hmmm, did you know that "many" is the Old English for the plural of "man"?
No.  And neither does the etymology section of my dictionary.
BTW, The original posting - about the source of `homme' and `on' in French,
both from Latin `homo' (stem homin-), is correct.
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