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in reply to a message by Jim Young
Quite right actually. Hosepedale is an obsolete transcription of Ospedale in Italian. I totally forgot.
They have the same latinate roots for a hosting-house.
If you followed that vein, Hospidales could mean "hospital" or "innhouse". Nice.
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They have the same latinate roots for a hosting-house.
If you followed that vein, Hospidales could mean "hospital" or "innhouse". Nice.
______________________________________________
"How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve upon the world." -Ann Frank
Mama to my "bright star" Clarisse Bituin and Wife to Julius. Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!
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