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From: jmrobson@watdaisy.UUCP (Mike Robson)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: The British flag
Message-ID: <6553@watdaisy.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 15-Apr-84 13:07:45 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr 15 13:07:45 1984
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   The flag was created to mark the union of the two kingdoms of Scotland
and England. 
Hence the design with the superimposition of the crosses of St George and
St Andrew and the "union" in the name. Jack is a word for a flag, used
more formerly than the modern meaning which according to my dictionary
is "flagstaff at bow of ship; flag flown from this".