Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The etymology of the word is not english: (Hindu + stan). When > incorporating it into English, the word came with a well defined > meaning.
Apparently the english authors who used it didn't realize that, and I assume their usage reflects the general usage at the time they were writing. Anyway, for whatever reason, the given usage was present, and reasonably common, _in english_ at one time. The dictionary documents that, as is their job. -miles -- Any man who is a triangle, has thee right, when in Cartesian Space, to have angles, which when summed, come to know more, nor no less, than nine score degrees, should he so wish. [TEMPLE OV THEE LEMUR] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
