Not even X, much more Y

Mark Odegard markodegard at HOTMAIL.COM
Fri Aug 10 17:38:25 UTC 2001


Mark Mandel:
>Dogberry is the major clown's role in "Much Ado", and his perversions of
>language are a significant part of his humor.

I've always wondered about this one. A 'dag' is what you find at the back
side of a sheep, i.e., an ovine dingleberry. So: a 'dogberry' and a dag
berry would likely be related?

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