David A. Black wrote:
> Hi --
> 
> On Mon, 9 May 2005, Hal Fulton wrote:
> 
>> Just expressing my opinion here.
>>
>> I don't like the term "idioclass" because "idio" doesn't
>> remind me of "idiom" at all, and even if it did, it would
>> be meaningless to me.
> 
> 
> It wasn't supposed to remind one of "idiom".  It's a separate use of
> the idio- prefix (as in idiolect, idiosyncrasy, etc.).

OK, I see. I didn't think of "idiosyncrasy," and I don't know
the word "idiolect."  :/  In short, I have never known what
that prefix means.


Hal