supercede

[Alice Faber]

Arnold M. Zwicky wrote:
> On Jun 13, 2005, at 11:21 AM, dInIs wrote:
>
>> arnold,
>>
>> There is at least one more reason (other than saving your valuable
>> time) why you should stop messing with 'supercede,' as MW tells us:
>>
>>  Etymology: Middle English superceden
>>
>> Course, Latin and French have the 's.'
>>
>> dInIs
>>
>> PS: This would also please the 'things oughta be like they uster'
>> crowd.
>
>
> but there's no pleasing them folks.  my campaign to restore /t/
> (rather than theta) in words like "author" and "theatre" has gotten
> nowhere.  i produce middle english, french, and latin, and these guys
> just drive it back to greek.
>
> for supercede/supersede, latin trumps middle english.
>
> a lot depends on what you mean by "uster".

Isn't that a county in Ire'and?

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