Re: depends on which side of the Atlantic
Having the misfortune to be born in America does not excuse illiteracy. The word is derived from the greek παῖς • (paîs) m, f (genitive παιδός);, (not to be confused with the Welsh pais=petticoat) and traditionally in real English was spelt pædo-whatever. Pedo-philia sounds like one of those odd Latin/Greek hybrids like tele-vision.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
