Re: Flase Friends

From: naddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Christian Weisgerber)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 18:37:59 +0000 (UTC)

Nigel Greenwood <ndsg_mmii@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Another Eng/Ger example (this time a true cognate) is Fraktur/fracture.

Well, "Fraktur" is medical jargon for a bone fracture. I assume
you had the typeface in mind?

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Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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