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A comment on Nsibidi.

Re:Nsibidi by nl on Thursday July 09, 2020 @08:31AM (#23779459)
Below are some examples of nsibidi recorded by J. K. Macgregor (1909) and Elphinstone Dayrell (1910 and 1911)

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Toilet soap

Ummmm?

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Re:Nsibidi by blacksmith_tb on Thursday July 09, 2020 @10:48AM (#23780870)
I think that's 'toilet' in the French sense, soap for washing your face and body.
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Re:Nsibidi by nl on Thursday July 09, 2020 @11:58PM (#23788006)
That would be surprising because the authors of those books are British.
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Re:Nsibidi by austinjp on Friday July 10, 2020 @04:46AM (#23789465)
The word "toilet" was indeed used in English in a way similar to the French "toilette", far less so today. For example "toilet water", meaning "eau de toilette".
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