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Submitted by F.O.D. on September 07 2000 22:06:35
In reply to A silly comment submitted by Dirk Gently on September 06 2000 21:40:14
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Hi Dirk, Silly is as silly says, but is it not true that "gamete" means "partner", rather than "wife" (specifically feminine). Or "half"? I don't have a Greek dictionary at hand, but my question is based on biology: the sex cells (sperm, ovum) are both called "gametes". Does it make sense to call the sperm a "wife". But calling it "partner" (or better, "half") does make sense. Then again, ovum (the female's egg) is, from Latin, a masculine word, is it not?, which goes to show how much sense grammer and linguistics really makes :) Regards, Fod |
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