Re: The Origins of Zürich...

On 3 Jan 2007 07:56:26 -0800, Franz Gnaedinger
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in sci.lang:

Brian M. Scott wrote:

your apparent stupidity

Stop it now, Brian, its more than enough. You lack
any understanding of puns,

On the contrary, puns are my favorite form of humor, and I
indulge myself rather frequently.

you know nothing about the widespread use of folk
etymology in language,

You're wrong.

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