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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Where have all the A's gone? #67065 04/23/2002 8:57 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 144 London, UK rkay member rkay member Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 144 London, UK The missing 'u' in US'n English has long been noted on this board, but Dr Bill's 'medieval' post reminded me of something else that I've been noticing for a while..... When did all the 'a's' start going missing? medieval vs mediaeval pediatrics vs paediatrics and so on.... I dread to think what could be done to gynaecology.... Is this a recent thing, or is it just that I've only recently noticed it? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Where have all the A's gone? rkay 04/23/2002 8:57 PM Re: Where have all the A's gone? wwh 04/23/2002 10:02 PM Re: Where have all the A's gone? tsuwm 04/23/2002 10:23 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,325 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,168 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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