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On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 01:49:58PM -0400, Rob Speer wrote:
> So the other explanation is bloody-minded tradition, the same
> reason that people say "sumti tcita" even though it's less precise
> and sounds worse than "sumtcita".

Just for the record, I say sumtcita, and absolutely refuse to use
the word "modal" for that purpose.

-Robin

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