Dating of "mud flap"?

Mark A. Mandel mamandel at LDC.UPENN.EDU
Wed Jul 13 21:57:22 UTC 2005


Larry notes:
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Well, "Platonic" has been around since 1533 and "Shavian" since 1904,
and I don't see any signs of "Platon" or "Shav", so perhaps Rubens is
safe from eviction by back-formation for a while longer.
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But they are at least as well known by name as by adjective (ISTM), an
advantage that P.P.R. hasn't got.


mark by hand



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