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- From: slagle@lmsc.lockheed.com (Mark Slagle)
- Subject: Re: Shrew, as in taming of...
- Message-ID: <SLAGLE.92Jul24171833@sgi417.msd.lmsc.lockheed.com>
- Reply-To: slagle@lmsc.lockheed.com
- In-reply-to: joannee@sco.COM's message of Wed, 22 Jul 1992 19:18:21 GMT
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- Organization: You wouldn't ask this if you'd seen my desk.
- References: <1992Jul22.191821.2643@sco.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jul 92 00:18:38 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul22.191821.2643@sco.com>, joannee@sco.COM (Joanne Eglash) writes:
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- > What is the origin of the word "shrew," as in "The Taming of..."?
- > I have checked some references, and they seem to vary.
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- I would presume that it is suggestive of the rather
- vicious little beast of the same name.
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