End of ADS-L Digest - 13 Apr 1995 to 14 Apr 1995

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There are 3 messages totalling 68 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. Peggy

 2. need of gerunds

 3. zinc



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Date:  Sat, 15 Apr 1995 02:35:08 CDT

From:  "Donald M. Lance" <ENGDL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MIZZOU1.BITNET>

Subject: Re: Peggy



Peggy, Polly, etc have been alternate forms of Margaret etc. for a

long, long time -- well before contemporary sound substitutions.

They're in English as well as early American traditions.

                            DMLance