[Ads-l] Detrius surely counts, too

[Laurence Horn]

> On Mar 28, 2015, at 3:24 AM, W Brewer <brewerwa at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> RE:  Detritus & the Gladiators.
>     But all seriousness aside, maybe <detrius> is a Cockney-like version
> of <detritus> with a glottal stop:
> <detri'us> [deh-TROY-?us].

Not to be confused with residents of the Mo'or Ci'y.

LH


> <<Run down the bligh(t)ers, don't stop for detri(t)us, / Just get me to the
> church on time!>>
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