Re: Can't see the wood for the trees

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From: "Mark Morgan Lloyd "
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1995 21:08

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The Americans have a similar problem with the words "rock" and "stone". 
IIRC, Puritan settlers suppressed the word "stone" because it had 
anatomical implications they found unacceptable.

Mark Morgan Lloyd
mark_tbu@cix.compulink.co.uk

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