[Steppes] A bit OT, need info....
DonnelShaw@aol.com
DonnelShaw at aol.com
Fri Mar 26 09:39:48 PST 2004
I have it listed in my coin book at home. After school I will look it up for you.
Donnel
In a message dated 3/26/2004 11:57:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, tdv250 at hotmail.com writes:
> I just did a searcha and found several referances to ha' penny, but no
> referances to hey penny in the same context.
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> >From: kellie H <kgsfa86 at swbell.net>
> >Reply-To: "Barony of Steppes - SCA, Inc." <steppes at ansteorra.org>
> >To: Steppes <steppes at ansteorra.org>
> >Subject: [Steppes] A bit OT, need info....
> >Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 08:39:32 -0800 (PST)
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> >OK linguists, I have a question. I just ran across what I think is a
> >misspelling, based on my previous repeated exposure to the word...my Oxford
> >is in the attic....
> >
> >"hey penny" was how the text spelled it, referencing the slang for the
> >British half-penny.
> >I have always seen it spelled "ha' penny", but PRONOUNCED "HEY penny".
> >The text is a blacksmithing manual, I have no idea how else the author
> >might have been exposed to the word. I think the manual is self-published
> >(ie no one checking the text for obtuse context like that).
> >
> >Comments?
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> >Catrin
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