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   Joy Beeson to me@privacy.net   
   Re: We are obsolete   
   09 Aug 14 03:59:13   
   
   From: jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 8 Aug 2014 21:57:52 +0100, "Michael R N Dolbear"   
    wrote:   
      
   > Any examples of recopied words which end up in the original language with a   
   > additional foreign-derived meaning ?   
   >   
   > Best I can do is "Metro"   
      
   There's "riding coat" --> "redingote", by way of French.   
      
      
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