Is P.E.P. from Hungary?

[Dennis Preston]

Us Hungarians assume you thought 'hk' was Hungary (although there is
no 'k' in Hungary) due to your use of the slur "Hunky." We are all
offended mightily.

dInIs

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>On Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 11:48:23AM -0400, RonButters at AOL.COM wrote:
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>>  The links and ordering information do not provide a country of
>>origin, though
>>  there is some evidence pointing towards Hungary (is "hk" the web address for
>>  Hungary? some of the material seems to come from there).
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>No, .hk is Hong Kong; Hungary is .hu.
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>Jesse Sheidlower
>OED
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Dennis R. Preston
University Distinguished Professor
Department of English
Morrill Hall 15-C
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48864 USA

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