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From: gurr@west44.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: The British flag
Message-ID: <185@west44.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Apr-84 14:31:12 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 20 14:31:12 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 15-Apr-84 01:32:13 EST
Organization: CS Dept., Westfield College, London
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Does anyone out there know how the name of the British flag, the 'Union
Jack' came about? I know about the design (amalgamation of the crosses of
St. George, Scotland and Wales), but what about the name?


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