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Originally Posted by ardeegee
No offense intended-- just that the name was so old as to not bear much relevance to current culture the way names changed in the last few years or decades would have. Not quite "ancient history" but firmly "antique history."
And I knew about the name because I saw it on boingboing a few days ago (which may or may not have been where you saw it.) |
No real offense taken - thanks
No, I read it in a Bill Bryson book I believe (
Mother Tongue, probably).