Mudcat Café message #1279543

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Thread #59418 Message #1279543
Posted By: Rapparee
23-Sep-04 - 10:03 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads

Aboriginal.

Ab, a prefix meaning "not", as in "abnormal."
Original, a word meaning original.

Does "aboriginal" mean "pertaining to aborigines" or "not original?" Or both?