descendents

[carole crompton]

wow.


On Thursday, June 15, 2006, at 04:24  PM, FRITZ JUENGLING wrote:

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> I am pretty sure we have discussed this before, where 'descendents' is
> used in place of 'ancestors.' I found this on a site dedicated to the
> War of 1812.  It seems a bit embarrassing, as you're being told to
> contact the prime minister.  You'd think folks interested in history
> would get it right.
> Fritz
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