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Thread #40413 Message #578641
Posted By: Charley Noble
24-Oct-01 - 09:05 AM
Thread Name: Help with meaning of C--an--Y
Subject: RE: Help with meaning of C--an--Y
"Chantey" should be spelt "Shanty." So there!
Given that the crockery was made in (or was imported from) "Shantung," this statement might even make sense if the Chinese of the time had used our alphabet. Oh well...