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		X86BSD on Nov 23, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Britain has abandoned its claim to be the world's ... There is a reason the word con is in eCONomics.

toomanybeersies on Nov 23, 2017 [–]

Yes, because the word has its root in Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos), which means house.

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