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Thread #160968   Message #3820971
Posted By: Jim Carroll
16-Nov-16 - 10:39 AM
Thread Name: BS: A pet hate: 'Amusingly' renamed words
Subject: RE: BS: A pet hate: 'Amusingly' renamed words
where does 'Fakesong' fit in this scheme of thing?"
That's Dave Harker's take on, American folklorist Richard Dorson's invention 'Fakelore.'
Dorson's word had more validity than Harker's and was less offensive.
Jim Carroll