Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Saint Mr. Nicholas

I'm reading The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language
The name began in Dutch as Sant Heer Niclaes, Saint Mr. Nicholas - in other words, St Nicholas, Pronounced as often as it was, it shortened to Santerclaes and eventually was reinterpreted in English as "Santa Claus".

So now you know.
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