descendents

[Wilson Gray]

Larry, you've no doubt also noticed that a growing number of people
don't know the difference between English "ambience" from Latin and
English "ambiance" from French.

-Wilson

On 6/15/06, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:
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> At 1:24 PM -0700 6/15/06, FRITZ JUENGLING wrote:
> >I am pretty sure we have discussed this before, where 'descendents'
> >is used in place of 'ancestors.' I found this on a site dedicated to
> >the War of 1812.  It seems a bit embarrassing, as you're being told
> >to contact the prime minister.  You'd think folks interested in
> >history would get it right.
> >Fritz
> >
> >
> >Tell the Prime Minister Remembering
> >the War of 1812 is Important to Canadians
> >Just CLICK, SIGN, and SEND
> >A 200th Anniversary Initiative to honour
> >  the sacrifice of our Descendents.
> >
> Maybe they figured that's the difference between "descendents" and
> "descendants".  Or not.
>
> LH
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