Plain English words for hairs?? "ortho-" ="straight"

[Gurcharan Singh]

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From: John Bruner <jbruner at GPU.SRV.UALBERTA.CA>
To: <TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG>
Date: 13 November, 1999 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: Plain English words for hairs?? "ortho-" ="straight"


>*It is Greek to me!*  As the father of two sons in badly need of
>orthodontia, believe me I know this one.
>
>"ortho-" [< Greek *orthos*, straight], a combining form meaning:
>1. straight, regular, upright
>2. right angle
>3. proper, correct, standard
>
>        John
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I know the meaning of "ortho" as well as you do. The point I wanted to make
was that let us not mix (as most people do) technical words with plain
English. Perhaps all biologists know why we prefer technical terms over
plain English words. We teach it so often to our students.

Gurcharan Singh
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