LordsMail t1_ixsczai wrote on November 25, 2022 at 11:22 PM

Reply to Trendeigh: Popularity of "eigh" in US names 1910-2020 [OC] by beingsubmitted

How is "Leighann" the first use of it before the end of the name, when several years prior you've got "Creighton?"

Edit: not just several but over two decades earlier

LordsMail t1_itltc4p wrote on October 24, 2022 at 4:23 PM

Reply to comment by coffeeboard in "All Spaniards, we discovered, knew two English expressions. One was ‘OK, baby,’ the other was a word used by the Barcelona whores in their dealings with English sailors, and I am afraid the compositors would not print it." by SlitchBap

It's some deep slang with very interesting roots, and only appears in a small region of Spain to the point it's effectively a shibboleth, but to this day Catalonian prostitutes can be heard saying "I am afraid the compositors would not print it."