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Re: Origins

Posted by R. Berg on November 04, 2009 at 16:45

In Reply to: Re: Ring a ring of roses posted by Victoria S Dennis on November 03, 2009 at 20:09:

: : I was trying to add an orign for this phrase, misquoted as Ring around the Rosy,
: : But even though I have a user name and a code, it doesn't seem to work

: I think "ring around the rosy" is the standard modern US version. So not a misquotation, just a different tradition. (VSD)

User names and codes work in the Discussion Forum. Only the site owner can make changes to the Meanings and Origins pages, if that's where you were. ~rb