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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>That’s pretty weak evidence, Benjamin. Could this ultimately have
to do with the question of whether “Real men love cats” or “Real
men love dogs” (both kinds of T-shirts exist)? Maybe campaigning should
start to determine the winner in this most important question. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Only one
Google hit for "cat-dogdom" and none for "dog-catdom.<wbr>"
I think "cat" pretty much has to come before "dog,"
probably due to phonetic reasons. BB<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Oct 15, 2008, at 10:20 AM, Fritz Goerling wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Ken,<o style="font-size: 0px;"></o><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>They have to fight for dominance as real
cats and dogs do. In some cases they get along. Maybe that would give rise to a
new coinage: dogcatdom.<o style="font-size: 0px;"></o></span></font><font
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I stand
corrected and, as a dictionary compiler, I should have known better. When
something is not in "the dictionary" it does not mean it isn't
used. But with the number of hits for catdom being only 15.6% of those for
dogdom, the question of dogs vs. cats remains.<br>
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--- On<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Tue, 10/14/08, Benjamin Barrett<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><i><span style='font-style:italic'><<a
href="mailto:gogaku@ix.netcom">gogaku@ix.netcom</a>.<wbr>com></span></i></span></b>wrote:<o style="font-size: 0px;"></o><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>From: Benjamin
Barrett <<a href="mailto:gogaku@ix.netcom">gogaku@ix.netcom</a>.<wbr>com><br>
Subject: Re: [Lexicog] suffix! -dom<br>
To:<span class=apple-converted-space> <st1></span><st1:PersonName w:st="on">lexicographylist@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</st1></st1:PersonName><br>
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 1:16 PM<o style="font-size: 0px;"></o><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Since
Google gives 5370 hits for catdom and 34,500 for dogdom but catdom is
evidently not in the dictionary, it seems that the lexicography is going to
the dogs. BB<o style="font-size: 0px;"></o></span></font><font face=Georgia><span
style='font-family:Georgia'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On Oct 14, 2008,
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color:black'>That is a deep philosophical question, Ken.<o style="font-size: 0px;"></o></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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