Geiorge wrote:

> (i) Warder calls this 'simple repetition (aame.n.dita)', and it
> is clear from his earlier discussion (p. 171) that he regards
> such repetition as phrasal (i. e. not compounds). It seems
> to me that Warder is right on this point and the commentaries
> wrong, though Jim does not repeat their reasoning.

I may not be understanding what the commentaries mean when they give
the word count for the sutta at Kc 408 as dvipadamida.m (Mmd). It
seems that 'pada' doesn't necessarily refer to single words per se but
phrases as well. This becomes even more evident at Kc 423 where the 12
suffixes of the present tense are listed along with the term
vattamaanaa. Mmd also says this sutta is dvipadamida.m. So the list of
12 suffixes has to be interpreted as a phrasal unit (one pada).

For the next several weeks my Monday postings may be delayed. I'll be
switching over to my other residence and I may be going to Toronto to
visit friends. Things should be back to normal by mid-October.

Regards,
Jim