Re: Space Cowboy 0 Surrendering To A List Bully

Alright...I didn't know / google that before making the dopey comment.

Phyll <-- must be Middle English for Phill.

A good possiblity. More than likely the [ph] was represented as [f]
during that time; I think. It wasn't until Early Modern English that
it started to change...I think...not 100 percent, though.


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