[Lexicog] Digest Number 286

Lameen Souag lameen at LONGNOW.ORG
Wed Feb 23 21:54:24 UTC 2005


David Tuggy wrote:

>It is interesting to see in the press nowadays signs of "Christian",
>which is now low-status for many people, acquiring negative
>connnotations, which may develop into full-fledged meanings.
>--David Tuggy
>
>
Not unprecented... you know the etymology of "cretin"?

Lameen


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