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romanceconlang@yahoogroups.com writes: > >> Now, I certainly HOPE C-a >> gives up phlebotomy along with the rest of the >> world >> in the 1800's, but we'll have to see how things >> evolve. > >Actually, I think it was alive into the early >20th century. Hey - there's a good Greek root >that could pass into C-a (perhaps through >Arabic?): phleb-, a blood vessel. Hmmm funny, my dad used to take blood for testing at labs and he said he was a "plebotomist". The word must have a different meaning now. As a joke they actually called themselves "Vampires". __________________________ Hey Vanity, this vial's empty and so are you