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- Subject: Re: More unique? polique!
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.095143.3030@desire.wright.edu>
- From: thayes@desire.wright.edu
- Date: 22 Jul 92 09:51:43 EST
- References: <27882@goofy.Apple.COM> <w0gmb5tw@cck.coventry.ac.uk> <28156@goofy.Apple.COM>
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- In article <sav.711785137@nanette>,
- sav@nanette.sni.de (Dr.Savory) writes:
- > Ted,
- > how about "less polyque" instead of "more unique" ;)
- > Actually I would prefer that you use "more seldom".
- >
- > Ciao,
- > Stu
-
- I replied to Dr. Savory over e-mail but I wanted to have this public
- posting opportunity too, as the post had *nothing* to do with "at" finally!
-
- Anyway, how would one pronounce "polyque"? For example, 'polyp' has a
- short 'i' sound (as in 'hip'), but 'polynomial', 'polystyrene', etc. have
- an 'ee' sound (as in 'GP', a.k.a. 'jeep'). So -- 'pol-lee-queue' or
- 'poe-leak'? Also, would this polique thing refer to membership in a class
- of objects, much as "cheese", having several attributes?
-
- BTW: I think "more seldom" is fine, as it is synonymous with "rare", and
- certainly there can be a rarest, rarer, and somewhat rare!
-
- -----ted hayes
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