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To: SunkenCiv

WHat happened to the ‘H’ in Neanderthal?

And why the Google search drop?


19 posted on 04/25/2020 11:34:35 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

Thal is an obsolete spelling of the German word Tal meaning valley. I don’t know why the puxh to change tbe spelling for the caveman.


22 posted on 04/26/2020 4:42:54 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Parachutes are only anecdotally effective due to the lack of significant double blind testing.)
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To: 9YearLurker
Including the H is the way the English decided to do it, "-tal" is from the German original. I'm drawing a blank on what "Google search drop" means.

30 posted on 04/26/2020 6:05:13 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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