The T-shirt is right — either go with:
- Greek: poly for “many”, philia for “love”, or
- Latin: multi for “many”, amory for “love”
…but don’t mix the two. That way lies madness (or, perhaps the Gipsy Kings). It ain’t pretty.
Why Polyamory is Wrong
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Except that we do it all the time. The biggest one is Television (“…half latin, half greek – No good can come of it.” -C.P. Scott)
uh oh, greek and latin, sounds like the kardashians.
I need this shirt, so bad.
Minneapolis is Dakota (Minne = water) and Greek (polis = city).
Language is like ethnicity. The more we mix’m up the better the result.
Also “automobile”
well put, Shawn
All fine and scholarly, except for the fact that language is a living, changing thing. Stuff your shirt and your ‘roots’. Welcome to English.
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above this line: no sense of humour
Polyphilia is wrong as well, unless you’re talking about “brotherly love”. Polyeros is more appropriate.
@RoadieRich
Cunning observation… Like how pedophiles feel a brotherly bond with their victims.
Stop this war!
Support the “many love” between the romans and the greeks.
We should have lots more “many love”.