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<DIV><TT><SPAN class=265230617-26032005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Fritz
Goerling wrote: </FONT></SPAN></TT></DIV>
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<DIV><TT><SPAN class=265230617-26032005> </SPAN>>How productive is
pejorative -ling in English?<BR>> <SPAN class=265230617-26032005><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></TT></DIV>
<DIV><TT><SPAN class=265230617-26032005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Peter
Kirk:</FONT></SPAN></TT></DIV>
<DIV><TT><SPAN class=265230617-26032005> </SPAN><BR>I don't think this is
pejorative in English either, it is simply a <BR>diminutive.<BR>...<SPAN
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color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></TT></DIV>
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<DIV><TT><SPAN class=265230617-26032005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>(FG)   How about courtling, earthling,
underling?<FONT face="Courier New"
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