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<font size=3>I prefer "Lehyphena" and "Leminusa" --
one can imagine Greek and Latin derivations and associations.<br><br>
Joel<br><br>
At 6/30/2009 01:07 AM, Benjamin Zimmer wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:40
AM, Seán Fitzpatrick<br>
<grendel.jjf@verizon.net> wrote:<br>
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> My son was graduated from high school a few weeks ago. While
loitering in<br>
> the halls during his last days, he overheard a teacher, an
attendance<br>
> warden, describe to another a student whose first name was
“La—a”,<br>
> pronounced Ladasha.<br><br>
<a href="http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/le-a.asp" eudora="autourl">
http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/le-a.asp</a><br><br>
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