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Re: self-segregating morphemes



Sorry to take up something so old, but
I've been unable to dial up with my
computer for 2 1/2 months and only now
am I wading through the thousand-plus
E-mail messages that accumulated.

Chris Handley <CHandley@GANDALF.OTAGO.AC.NZ> wrote:

>Very true, but unfortunately words change meaning over time. How many people
>still think that bishops have anything to do with seeing (and I do not mean
>'see' as another word for 'diocese').

Of course, note that "bishop," "over-
seer," and "supervisor" all have
identical root meanings. And they _do_
have similar meanings as well.

                Bruce