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From: hsu@cvl.UUCP (Dave Hsu)
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Subject: Re: Re: the word "love" in English vs Hungarian
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Date: Mon, 4-Feb-85 15:11:23 EST
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>      Some Hungarian friends of mine tell me that in the Hungarian language
>there are two words for "love":one for familial or platonic love, and one for
>sexual love
>      I think that this lack of distinction in English has probably screwed up
>more people that the he/she problem.

On behalf of certain Hungarians at this site who don't read the news, I
have been delegated to ask:  What are these two words to which you refer?
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