Friday, February 9, 2007

p.s.

I wonder what the etymological link is between the verb "to orient" and "The Orient"?
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Anonymous said...

There isn't one. The Orient is from Oriental. It's analogous, not homologous.

February 23, 2007 at 8:06 PM

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