Invisible_Swan OP t1_ja5ct7v wrote on February 26, 2023 at 11:27 PM Reply to comment by azuth89 in ELI5: Why are native Australians called Aboriginals when in English the prefix "a" usually means "not"- ex Abnormal, atypical, etc? by Invisible_Swan This is the stuff I wish they taught me in English class. Permalink Parent 1
Invisible_Swan OP t1_ja58m83 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 10:58 PM Reply to comment by azuth89 in ELI5: Why are native Australians called Aboriginals when in English the prefix "a" usually means "not"- ex Abnormal, atypical, etc? by Invisible_Swan See that's where my logic was coming from. I figured a- on a word that started with a vowel was awkward, hence ab- Permalink Parent 2
Invisible_Swan OP t1_ja55wgv wrote on February 26, 2023 at 10:39 PM Reply to comment by cnash in ELI5: Why are native Australians called Aboriginals when in English the prefix "a" usually means "not"- ex Abnormal, atypical, etc? by Invisible_Swan Weird that two prefixes so close would be so different Permalink Parent −13−
ELI5: Why are native Australians called Aboriginals when in English the prefix "a" usually means "not"- ex Abnormal, atypical, etc? Submitted by Invisible_Swan t3_11cuspv on February 26, 2023 at 10:28 PM in explainlikeimfive 35 comments 8
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Reply to comment by azuth89 in ELI5: Why are native Australians called Aboriginals when in English the prefix "a" usually means "not"- ex Abnormal, atypical, etc? by Invisible_Swan
This is the stuff I wish they taught me in English class.