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[browncoatrebel]

But my favourite example is a story told by the American linguist Charles Hockett, who reports that at least one Filipino father, during the American occupation of the Philippines, named his son Ababís - after the patron saint of the United States. But no such saint exists. So what happened

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[velvetinepuppy]

XD Oh man! That's both funny and kinda sad. I kinda hope the father and the son never figure(d) that one out. As the parent in that situation, I'd probably never forgive myself (I am still embarrassed about things I did as a grade schooler though, so.. yeah). I dunno how I'd feel about that as the kid.