LL-L "Etymology" 2002.12.27 (02) [E]

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From: Stan Levinson <stlev99 at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2002.12.26 (02) [E]

Cedric,
It is basically "follow", though can be used in
conjunction with a following verb to mean "continue
...ing".
Anyway, the "segue", as someone else pointed out, is
unmistakably Italian, not Spanish, both in form and
pronunciation (seg-way=Italian, Spanish is "sigue"
pronounced "see-gay").
Stan

> From: CedricMasset at aol.com <CedricMasset at aol.com>
> Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2002.12.23 (01)
> [E/Spanish]
>
> I don't remember the sense of the verb seguir in
> Spanish so I can't
> understand the use of segway.Someone can help me??
>
> [Cedric Masset]

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