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Thread #61061   Message #980648
Posted By: GUEST,Q
10-Jul-03 - 12:16 PM
Thread Name: BS: Crossword puzzles & rotten word usage!
Subject: RE: BS: Crossword puzzles & rotten word usage!
Aper is in the OED, but thanks be that they say it is "rare." I don't like it either.

Amor is considered to be a foreign word by the OED, so they don't include it. Always heard of the god of love, but I don't think Amor itself has ever been the name of a god.