On 2019-01-15, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 15/01/2019 14:42, Wolf K wrote:
On 2019-01-15 06:38, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 15/01/2019 00:03, Richard L. Hamilton wrote:
In article ,
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Just a little point, I think the word is abhominable, not abdominal,
not unless someone's belly button is being molested, anyway.

No, it is in fact abominable... :-)

In fact abhominable -- abominable. German "unmenschlich" hints at how
the word's meaning originated.


In fact abhominable -- abominable. But only up to 1300 AD.

For the last 600 years no English speaking person has added the 'h'...

Since spelling was only stadardised about 300 years ago, I strongly
doubt your contention.
From Wilipedia
Etymology. First attested in the 1300s, a variant of abominable,
possibly influenced by Latin ab + homine (“man�). The unnecessary
addition of h to words was once common; compare abholish (abolish).
Abandoned by the 1600s.. Compare also abhomination.

In fact it was used far more recently that that

PS Allen The Age of Erasmus 1914.
although he did put it into single quotes suggesting he was using
Erasmus's spelling.

Anyway, your contention is false.