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by VSPrasad on April 15th, 2009
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by hellz angel on March 31st, 2009
The origins of "Yankee" have been fiercely debated throughout the history of the Republic, and to this day the Oxford English Dictionary says the source of the word is "unascertained." Perhaps the most widely accepted explanation was advanced by H.L. Mencken, the well-known newsman-scholar (and don't tell me that isn't an unusual combination), who argued that Yankee derives from the expression Jan Kaas, literally "John Cheese." This supposedly was a derogatory nickname bestowed on the Dutch by the Germans and the Flemish in the 1600s. (Wisconsin cheeseheads can undoubtedly relate.)
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by Twisted Taco on April 15th, 2009
From the movie Yankee Doodle Dandy
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The research alone is worth the max I can give you. Thanks.
by HoboJoe on April 15th, 2009
Thank you for your appreciation. It is the understanding of
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by VSPrasad on April 15th, 2009