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William A Hupy
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Souvenir

Postby William A Hupy » Wed May 27, 2020 10:40 am

Not that there will be an abundance of souvenirs purchased this year. From French, meaning remembrance. French grabbed this from Latin, for “to come up from below”. The Latin for come, venire, is from PIE, gwa.

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Re: Souvenir

Postby Slava » Wed Sep 01, 2021 5:15 pm

What do you folks out there think, is memento a more sentimental souvenir? Or just a fancier way of saying it?
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Re: Souvenir

Postby Dr. Goodword » Mon Sep 06, 2021 7:25 am

I see that William Hupy's recommendation predated Anna Jung's, so I've added credit for him: souvenir. I wanted to encourage the newcomer so much I overlooked the earlier suggestion by William. My apologies to you, William.
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Re: Souvenir

Postby William A Hupy » Mon Sep 06, 2021 7:28 am

You are forgiven. I agree that newcomers should be encouraged to become frequent contributors. All in the spirit of expanding our knowledge and enjoyment of linguists.

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Re: Souvenir

Postby Slava » Mon Sep 06, 2021 7:43 am

Available on the Agora here.
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