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Re^3: A Word Game

by jdporter (Paladin)
on Feb 09, 2022 at 21:15 UTC ( [id://11141293]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: A Word Game
in thread A Word Game (Update 3)

Not in English.

What we do see is the use of 'j' in place of 'i' when that 'i' is functioning more like a consontantal 'y'. For example, eject from Latin eiectus

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Re^4: A Word Game
by LanX (Saint) on Feb 09, 2022 at 21:56 UTC
    Yes, but English tends to incorporate loanwords into its dictionary without adjusting the orthography.

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    tho I doubt there is an example where it's the only vowel.

    Cheers Rolf
    (addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
    Wikisyntax for the Monastery

      tho I doubt there is an example where it's the only vowel.
      $ grep -P '^[b-df-hj-np-tvwxz]{5}$' /usr/share/dict/words crwth fldxt fpsps hdqrs mphps pgntt phpht smrgs

      Not that /usr/share/dict/words is the ultimate arbiter but I'd say such a thing was at least so rare as to be inconsequential to the task at hand. It might be worth making a case for "w", OTOH.


      🦛

        hm ... there doesn't seem to be an equivalent for /usr/share/dict/words on Win. In order to make the OPs code run on win one needs to download it?

        Cheers Rolf
        (addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
        Wikisyntax for the Monastery

      “English doesn’t borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose vocabulary.”

      - James D. Nicoll
      But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 (NASB)

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