Re: Old southern sayings
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- Subject: Re: [CHAT] Old southern sayings
- From: james singer i*@verizon.net
- Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 14:43:04 -0500
- In-reply-to: 15c.5c038429.309fb40f@aol.com
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That was my take. too, Auralie, given the superstitions of that time and the interesting, often amusing, way our forbearers dealt with them.
On Nov 6, 2005, at 2:31 PM, Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
Very interesting, Jim. From what I know of the way things were said, I think
the
final sentence is probably right
"An intriguing suggestion Ibve seen is that Dick here was originally Nick, a
reference to the devil."
Auralie
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