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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!auvm!PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK!G
  3. Message-ID: <9301230134.AA01001@pizzabox.demon.co.uk>
  4. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.words-l
  5. Date:         Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:34:39 GMT
  6. Sender:       English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
  7. From:         G <g@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK>
  8. Subject:      Re: Shark
  9. Comments: To: WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu
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  12.         What is the derivation of this word?  My American Heritage says "origin
  13.         unknown".  Another Wordsler's dictionary lists the animal name as being
  14.         derived from the human variety, which seems Pretty Bizarre to me.
  15.  
  16.         Any ideas?
  17.  
  18. Eric Partridge also goes along with the Sch"urke theory.
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  20. G
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