Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 08:59:56 -0400

From: "David Bergdahl (614) 593-2783" BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU

Subject: Re: "Ami" (was: Kimmelweck)



Ami (= American) stands alongside Uni (= university) pronounced [uni] as you'd

expect. . . the first two syllables of Universitaet . I wonder if the short

form of Ami was influenced by Uni?

db

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