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From: rubin@columbia.UUCP (Mike Rubin)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Yankee Doodle
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Date: Thu, 21-Mar-85 19:49:54 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 21 19:49:54 1985
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> We were discussing the origin of the word "Yankee", which originally
> referred to New Englanders.  Webster's Third states that it is unknown.
> ("Yankee Doodle" is referred back to "Yankee".)  Does anyone know better
> or having any good speculation?

I seem to remember from grade school that "Yankee" was an English corruption
of the Indians' mispronunciation of "English."  This sounds a bit strained
but still plausible....
		--Mike Rubin