Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/13

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Dilema : 12575 and a Summicron
From: Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 23:20:17 +0200 (MEST)
References: <001f01c361d2$1e0b0150$426cef80@campus.wm.edu>

> The OED indicates that this term is "rare."  Doubtless "perfidy" is more
> common, but "perfidity" is most definitely a word.

Just search Google. It's not so rare. I can even be found in the Guardian
in Feb. 20 of this year. Just alternative morphemes for building nomina :)

Daniel

> -----Original Message-----
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> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Dilema : 12575 and a Summicron
>
> In a message dated 8/13/03 12:13:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> cmbrow@wm.edu
> writes:
>
> > 1903 J. Kelman Honour towards God iii. 22 Instances are only too
> common
> >  in which Pagan and Mohammedan honour has shamed the perfidity of
> >  so-called Christians.
>
> My dictionary spells it 'perfidy.'
>
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In reply to: Message from "Chandos Michael Brown" <cmbrow@wm.edu> (RE: [Leica] Dilema : 12575 and a Summicron)