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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by kwhitefoot on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @01:54AM (#19916770)
See the article on "-ize, -ise in verbs" in Fowler's Modern English Usage, Second Edition, where he makes the point that it is the French who changed from -ize to -ise.
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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by mixmastamyk on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @11:43AM (#19920517)
Yes, that was the point I was trying to make.
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