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Re: OT: Worcestershire sauce

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Wednesday, October 8, 2003, 12:12
Tristan McLeay scripsit:

> So 'the real McCoy and 'she's had her weaties' count, but the rest don't.
"McCoy" is not a company name, but a person's name, though which person is not 100% clear. See http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-mcc1.htm . -- A poetical purist named Cowan [that's me: jcowan@reutershealth.com] Once put the rest of us dowan. [on xml-dev] "Your verse would be sweeter http://www.ccil.org/~cowan If it only had metre http://www.reutershealth.com And rhymes that didn't force me to frowan." [overpacked line!] --Michael Kay