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Posted By: tsuwm word origins - 08/15/00 06:38 PM
here's a google trick for finding word origins!

in the search field, append the word 'origin' to the word in question; e.g., for 'Taswegian' I searched "taswegian origin" (without the "quotes", which would limit it too much) -- sometimes this works wonderfully, sometimes not.

oh, and alternatively one could try "<word> etymology"
Posted By: Jackie Re: word origins - 08/16/00 02:57 AM
Thanks, Dear.

Posted By: paulb Re: word origins - 08/16/00 12:25 PM
Looking for me, were you, tsuwm? We generally call ourselves Tasmanians (we're a simple people) -- Taswegians sounds a bit "posh" for us. So, what is the origin of the term?


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