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Thread #88001 Message #1648947
Posted By: Ebbie
15-Jan-06 - 03:17 PM
Thread Name: BS: Plurals don't require apostrophes!
Subject: RE: BS: Plurals don't require apostrophes!
That, of course, should be DEscent...
Hazarding an answer to my own question, my guess would be that the name is German in origin and originally sported an umlaut.