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Upon hearing my query and reading the offending excerpt, the illustrious chair of said department merely chuckled and repeatedly pointed out the misuse to his colleagues. Indeed, “pregnant” comes from the Latin “praegnans?? meaning “before being born.” It carries no connotation of the actual event of the birth. A fellow Classicist remarked, “Those hormones must be carrying something else if they induce pregnancy...

Author: By Alexis Z. Tumolo and Alexis Z. Tumolo, S | Title: 'Hormones induce labor, not pregnancy,' says Classics Dept | 11/15/2004 | See Source »

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