Date:  Sun, 27 Feb 1994 10:21:04 EST

From:  David Bergdahl <bergdahl[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU>

Subject: Webster's NG in coupon



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  Date: 27-Feb-1994 10:20am EST



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  From: David Bergdahl               Dept: English

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Subject: Webster's NG in coupon





To add to the discussion of Don Lance's in which he cites Webster 1875 with a

spelling of NG for coupon: there are a number of family names in this part of

the Ohio Valley--Athens Co. is adjacent to Gallia Co.; nearby Marietta OH in

Washington Co. is named for Marie Antoinette--with NG spelling for the

nasalization of the preceding vowel, e.g. DISHONG is a very popular local name;

I suspect it comes from Dijon.



David Bergdahl Ohio University/Athens BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU









Received: 27-Feb-1994 10:20am