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To: HenryLeeII
I just wanted to thank you AGAIN for the history lesson. It was very interesting. I always wondered, actually, about the use of the word "swamp" in this context.
184 posted on 08/26/2003 12:25:27 PM PDT by FreeTheHostages
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To: FreeTheHostages
You're welcome! I like learning about words and how they've changed over time. Like the name Bald Eagle: the word bald in old England meant white-haired, so when the settlers here in the colonies saw white-headed eagles, they were called bald eagles. Stupid things amuse me (except for democrats)...
198 posted on 08/26/2003 12:54:00 PM PDT by HenryLeeII
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