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Re: Soul of a dead person?

by "John Briggs" <john.briggs4@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jan 21, 2008 at 06:50 PM

Ulrich Schwaderlap wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am not an native speaker. Can someony please explain
> the difference between:
>
> Ghost
> Phantom
> Wraith
> Spectre
> Spirit
>
> My dictionary translates these words all to
> the same word.
>
> Thanking ou in advance,
> Uli

You just have to accept that English has more words than German. Some have

been borrowed from other languages, and often acquire gradations of
meaning, 
whereas others are just synonyms.

"Ghost" is from Germanic, "phantom" is from French. "Wraith" is Scottish, 
with possible Norse origins. "Spectre" is from Latin, via French, as is 
"spirit", which originally meant the same as "ghost", which now has a 
different meaning - except in the phrase "Holy Ghost".
-- 
John Briggs
 




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"Ulrich Schwaderlap&  2008-01-21 19:27:48 
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"Matti Lamprhey"  2008-01-21 18:40:34 
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ADPUF <flyhunter@[EMAI  2008-01-21 23:04:43 
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"Ildhund" <j  2008-01-21 23:14:30 
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"John Briggs" &  2008-01-21 23:51:55 
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Molly Mockford <nospam  2008-01-21 22:59:37 
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"John Briggs" &  2008-01-21 23:48:45 
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sprocket <bucket@[EMAI  2008-01-22 10:00:33 
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"Ildhund" <j  2008-01-22 16:05:55 
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"John Briggs" &  2008-01-21 18:50:08 
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FCS <sipston_777@[EMAI  2008-01-24 15:43:39 
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FCS <sipston_777@[EMAI  2008-01-25 12:00:26 
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"John Briggs" &  2008-01-25 21:53:06 
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Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-01-31 09:20:31 
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"John Briggs" &  2008-02-01 10:04:32 
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Molly Mockford <nospam  2008-01-25 01:04:03 
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VainGlorious <enoid801  2008-01-27 22:47:13 
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Molly Mockford <nospam  2008-01-28 07:43:25 
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Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-01-28 06:58:55 
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sprocket <bucket@[EMAI  2008-01-28 15:53:20 
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Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-01-31 04:48:02 
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Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-01-31 09:12:25 
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sprocket <bucket@[EMAI  2008-01-31 17:13:00 
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"John Briggs" &  2008-02-01 10:00:39 
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sprocket <bucket@[EMAI  2008-02-01 10:21:06 
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"Ildhund" <j  2008-01-31 17:40:59 
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Einde O'Callaghan <ein  2008-01-31 19:58:23 
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Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-01-31 21:24:12 
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Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-02-01 05:11:54 
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Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-02-01 05:33:10 
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Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-02-20 04:15:45 
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sprocket <bucket@[EMAI  2008-02-20 13:17:15 
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Molly Mockford <nospam  2008-01-28 19:53:14 
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Molly Mockford <nospam  2008-01-31 18:34:39 
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Molly Mockford <nospam  2008-02-01 19:00:30 
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{R} <nospam@[EMAIL PRO  2008-02-01 20:30:14 
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John Hall <nospam_nov0  2008-02-01 21:30:19 
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Molly Mockford <nospam  2008-02-01 21:42:44 

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