| To: | bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM (Duncan Bryan) |
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| Subject: | Re: Bites, Gugs and Klass |
| From: | phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier) |
| Date: | Fri, 23 Sep 1994 08:52:10 +0100 (BST) |
Duncan Bryan asks > > PS. Why do some Americans call British people Limeys? Because British ships carried limes and ordered the sailors to eat them to prevent scurvy. British sailors became known as Limeys, and eventually by extension all British subjects were included in this slang term. |
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