Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihlpm.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!ihlpm!peg From: peg@ihlpm.UUCP (Peg Streff) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: where did the 'B' come from? Message-ID: <263@ihlpm.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-May-85 11:27:03 EDT Article-I.D.: ihlpm.263 Posted: Mon May 20 11:27:03 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 21-May-85 06:47:42 EDT References: <419@cvl.UUCP> <319@osiris.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 16 > Now, what I want to know, is how they got "Peggy" out of Margaret. > -- > > jcpatilla > Margaret --> Margie --> Maggie --> Meggie --> Peggy i have been asked that question many times, and this is the best way i've found to explain it, but i still can't explain the switch from M to P!! -- Peg Streff AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL ihnp4!ihlpm!peg