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		makeitdouble 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Germans decry influence of English as 'idiot's apo... That gives an hint on which words had similar endings, but there's still a chance we're wrong about how these endings sound in the first place.

WalterBright 9 months ago [–]

> but there's still a chance we're wrong

Of course. But it's not like we know nothing about it.

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