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Old 07-03-2007, 00:31   #4
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Re: "Folks"

The Modern English word "folk", derives from Old English "folc" meaning "common people", "men", "tribe" or "multitude". The Old English noun itself came from Proto-Germanic "*fulka"


Americanism my arse. It's about time you got your folking facts right.
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