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Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"]

From Peter Pearson <ppearson@nowhere.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"]
Date 2013-03-21 21:52 +0000
Message-ID <ar1dp5Fcip9U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (3 earlier) <b25b8f94-30cd-4558-a695-4c457db1b732@j1g2000pbq.googlegroups.com> <514a8c5e$0$30001$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <MNydnWm7B9i5NdfMnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@giganews.com> <532fd4741ddhwild@talktalk.net> <mailman.3583.1363860594.2939.python-list@python.org>

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On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:09:52 +1100, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 8:36 PM, David H Wild <dhwild@talktalk.net> wrote:
>> In article <MNydnWm7B9i5NdfMnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@giganews.com>, Larry Hudson
>> <orgnut@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> The word "apron" was originally "napron", and over the years the phrase
>>> "a napron" mutated to "an apron".  So that became the accepted word.
>>
>> Similarly, the snake was a nadder - congruent with the natterjack toad.
>
> Hey look, snakes, we're back on topic!

Ha!  Great shot, Chris A.

People who enjoy this sort of linguistic diversion would
very likely enjoy John McWhorter's classes from the Teaching
Company, which is where I first encountered many of the examples
given in this thread.

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"monty" < "python" franzferdinand <melo.dumoulin@hotmail.com> - 2013-03-20 06:33 -0700
  Re: "monty" < "python" Jan Oelze <jan@codein.is> - 2013-03-20 14:38 +0100
    Re: "monty" < "python" Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-20 09:58 -0400
      Re: "monty" < "python" franzferdinand <melo.dumoulin@hotmail.com> - 2013-03-20 07:03 -0700
        Re: "monty" < "python" Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-03-21 04:08 -0400
          Re: "monty" < "python" Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-21 08:45 -0400
            Re: "monty" < "python" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-21 23:55 +1100
            Re: "monty" < "python" Wayne Werner <wayne@waynewerner.com> - 2013-03-21 07:56 -0500
            Re: "monty" < "python" Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-03-21 09:02 -0400
  Re: "monty" < "python" "R. Michael Weylandt" <michael.weylandt@gmail.com> - 2013-03-20 13:40 +0000
  Re: "monty" < "python" Ian Foote <ian@feete.org> - 2013-03-20 14:17 +0000
  Re: "monty" < "python" Jan Oelze <jan@codein.is> - 2013-03-20 15:23 +0100
  Re: "monty" < "python" Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-03-20 16:04 +0000
    Re: "monty" < "python" jmfauth <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> - 2013-03-20 12:40 -0700
      Re: "monty" < "python" Tim Delaney <tim.delaney@aptare.com> - 2013-03-21 08:02 +1100
        Re: "monty" < "python" jmfauth <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> - 2013-03-23 02:24 -0700
          Re: "monty" < "python" Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-03-23 16:17 +0000
            Re: "monty" < "python" jmfauth <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> - 2013-03-24 06:31 -0700
              Re: "monty" < "python" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-25 00:44 +1100
              Re: "monty" < "python" Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-03-24 14:08 +0000
      Re: "monty" < "python" Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-03-20 19:41 -0600
      Re: "monty" < "python" Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-21 02:52 +0000
      Re: "monty" < "python" rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-03-20 20:12 -0700
        Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-21 04:28 +0000
          Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2013-03-20 23:26 -0700
            Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] David H Wild <dhwild@talktalk.net> - 2013-03-21 09:36 +0000
              Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-21 21:09 +1100
                Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Peter Pearson <ppearson@nowhere.invalid> - 2013-03-21 21:52 +0000
                Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-22 08:59 +1100
              Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] istjanichtzufassen@gmail.com - 2013-03-21 06:26 -0700
                Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-22 00:38 +1100
          Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-03-21 17:31 +0000
            Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-03-21 19:05 -0400
              Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-21 20:09 -0400
              Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-03-22 14:14 +0000
            Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2013-03-24 15:25 +0100
              Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-03-24 08:04 -0700
            Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-03-24 16:12 +0000
        Re: "monty" < "python" jmfauth <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> - 2013-03-23 02:23 -0700
          Re: "monty" < "python" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-23 20:45 +1100
          Re: "monty" < "python" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-23 20:56 +1100
          Re: "monty" < "python" Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-03-23 16:06 +0000

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