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From: mac@uvacs.UUCP (mac the naif)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Re: GRAPEfruit?
Message-ID: <1975@uvacs.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 21-Mar-85 15:39:24 EST
Article-I.D.: uvacs.1975
Posted: Thu Mar 21 15:39:24 1985
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References: <345@ihu1m.UUCP> <125@mit-athena.UUCP>
Organization: U.Va. CS dept.  Charlottesville, VA
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I have read that an earlier form of Grapefruit was Greatfruit.  This name
makes more sense.

The change from T+F to P+F is a simplification of sounds (sandhi) of the form
(dental stop)+(labial fricative) -> (labial stop)+(labial fricative).

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