Re: -osyo 4 (was: Nominative Loss. A strengthened theory?)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
wrote:

> At 10:52:30 PM on Friday, April 23, 2004,
> enlil@... wrote:
>
> > Miguel:
> >> mettre /mEtr/ "to put"
> >> mètre /mE:tr/ "meter"
> >> maître /mE::tr/ "master"
>
> > Me:
> >>Erh, I have to ask. Who says that besides you?
>
> > Miguel:
> >> My French dictionary. Confirmed on sci.lang by Jacques
> >> Guy, 5 or 6 years ago, I'd guess.
>
> Believe it or not, the discussion took place in 1996. (I
> also thought that it was more recent than that.)

Do you have a URL that will take us to it?

Richard.