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   From: Ivan Shmakov    
      
   >>>>> Roy Witt  writes:   
   >>>>> alexander koryagin wrote to Ardith Hinton:   
      
    AH> As native speakers of English you & I would probably say   
    AH> "astronaut".  Although some sources define "cosmonaut" simply as   
    AH> "astronaut", the majority of my usual references define it as "a   
    AH> Russian astronaut".   
      
    ak> Well, but the USSR was the first in space, so its term "cosmonaut"   
    ak> is a registered term next to "sputnik." Beside this, "astronaut"   
    ak> IMHO is too pompous and incorrect word.   
      
    RW> Astro has been in use for centurys, as in astrology and many other   
    RW> endeavors.   
      
   	The point is that Greek "astron" means "star," but as of yet,   
   	there're no known cases of any /astronaut/ actually reaching any   
   	/star./  (Including Sol, for several reasons.)   
      
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