[UA] N.E.S.W.

[Edward Parsons]

Actually, that makes a lot more sense. 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. McGrenery" <114360 at soas.ac.uk>
To: <ua at lists.uchicago.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [UA] N.E.S.W.


> 
> 
> > --- Edward Parsons <edward-parsons at ntlworld.com>
> > wrote:
> > > I suppose all this westwards stuff is due to the
> > > fact that for a long time,
> > > most people had no idea what was to the west (cross
> > > the atlantic)....
> > >
> > > Actually, most people still don't.
> >
> > Or it could just be because the sun sets in the west.
> 
> Good one. Occidental, from occidere. Used to be the sun died in the west
> every evening.
> 
> I think we may have a winner.
> 
> -- Tom
> 
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