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@Remittancegirl Hmm. There are the #Paralympics. There could be other groups of games with different, or no, entry criteria.
I think we will end up eliminating the mens' events in the #Olympics, with their presumed (but not actual since #Classical Greek times?) bar to anyone else.
Call it #Open.But I'll not be competing or judging, or mostly, watching.
I don't imagine this or any solution or change will make everyone happy.
Except some #Etymologists
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Etymology heads will love that the ‘Were-‘ in ‘Werewolf’ is related to
Lithuanian ‘Vyras’ - man
Latin - ‘Virilis’ - manly, whence ‘virile’
The Welsh ending ‘-wr’/‘-wyr’- person/people/‘one who…’ - as in dysgi (to learn)/dysgwr (student)
Gaelic ‘Fir’ - male
Saxon ‘Wer’ - a man’s life worth.
#werewolf #werewolves #welsh #gaelic #saxon #latin #lithuanian #etymology #language #languages #etymologists #cymraeg
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@kilu @neerlandistiek You and your followers might find this interesting.
A #Mastodon #newinstance for #linguists / #linguisten, #philologists / #filologen and people who love #language: https://lingo.lol
#languagedon #taalkunde #Etymologists #etymology #etymologie