/or/ distinctions and more

[Peter Richardson]

> On a phonologically different subject but on the relic thread, I'm
> beginning to wonder if I might end up as the last living which/witch
> distinguisher.
Nope. I think there are plenty of us geezers out here who distinguish
between the two. I can't think of any students in the past few years who
have admitted to the distinction, however, and most are downright amused
that I should care to contrive such a thing.

Peter R.