[OM] Re: OT Monoploy (was "Misc OM stuff - FREE)

[Joel Wilcox]

> > Strange word monopoly... MONO = ONE, POLY = MANY... what to make of 
> that?
Can't resist an etymology. The "poly" part is not from Greek "polus" or 
"many," but a verb meaning "to sell".  Means "only one seller".
Joel W.

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