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let each use what suits himself, and not trouble about other people's ears. In. by sound, or by sense, or by spelling, is sufficient even if it refers to only one syllable.

ENGLISH. INTERMEDIATES. GREEK. Merchant ... market ... emporium ... emporos Move ... move on ... next stage ... next-of-kin ... kineô True ... naked truth ... pith of the matter ... pithy ... pithanos Course ... coarse hair ... camel hair ... dromedary ... dromos Servant ... light fare ... dole out [maid ... bride ... dowry] ... doulos Tanner ... leather ... leather purse ... disburse ... burseus Cup ... tea-cup ... tea-pot ... potêrion Fetters ... criminal ... desperate ... desmos Fragile ... thin ... rapier ... "thrust us" ... thraustos ---- glass houses ... "throw stones" ---- Fruit ... fruit-knife ... fish-knife ... carp ... karpos Round ... fat ... stout ... strong ... strongylos Bride ... fair ... fairy ... forest nymph ... nymphê Pearl ... Necklace ... sweetheart ... Sweet Margery ... margaritês Bread ... baker ... baker's art ... artos Marry ... lottery of life ... risky game ... gameô Join ... engaged--[suited ... apt] ... apt to disagree ...aptô Culprit ... cull ... select a few ... few gone ... pheugôn Milk ... milky way ... galaxy ... gala Drink ... water ... small leak ... pinhole ... pinô Suffer hunger ... ng of hunger ... pining away ... peinaô Time ... watch ... chronometer ... chronos ---- Father Time ... old age ... old crony ---- Deliver ... capture ... lasso ... apalassô Spread ... Christmas feast ... deck a church ... dye a spire ... diaspeirô Uncover ... bare ... bare foot ... a Kaliph's toe ... ekkalyptô Shut ... shut out ... severe weather ... bad climate ... kleiô I judge ... condemn ... refute ... refuse ... cry "no" ... krinô Found ... establish ... fix ... fasten thus ... tie so ... ktizô Soldier ... art of war ... strategy ... stratiôtês

1. In the case of Foreign words, what must t

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