Invisible_Swan
Invisible_Swan OP t1_ja58m83 wrote
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-
Invisible_Swan OP t1_ja55wgv wrote
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
Invisible_Swan OP t1_ja5ct7v wrote
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.