[Ads-l] an early "high fluting" (1838)

[Wilson Gray]

On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Stephen Goranson <goranson at duke.edu> wrote:

> about Polly and me


Shouldn't that be, "about Polly and I"? :-(

On a serious tip, is there any reason to assume that "fluting" is the
original form, as well as the oldest? Or are there still not enough data
for anyone to make an assertion?

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-Wilson
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