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From: brian@digi-g.UUCP (Merlyn Leroy)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: On "orphaned" words.
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Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 12:41:46 EDT
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Summary: 

>How about "sakes alive"?  Does anyone know where this expression comes from?
Mazda?

Merlyn Leroy :-)
PS 'sake(s)' is probably from 'forsaken' but I dunno...