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In response to "You mean originally? -- nm" by Spawn

yeah, I have several relatives who go by Jack and they are John, and they are all in the South -- nm

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Sep 20 '17, 07:22

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Family of JFK called him Jack. He was from Mass. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 07:26 5
- But Southern Mass. -- nm - Ender Sep 20, 07:35
- I am not saying it is an absolute thing -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 07:29 3
  - Wheer I was going is that it is an Irish thing, not a southern thing. - Spawn Sep 20, 07:30 2
    - valid, and we are part Irish and part English, so there you go. -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 08:05
    - More an English thing - think about English nursery rhymes and fairy tales - half the characters are named Jack - Roger More Sep 20, 07:32

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