AtDTdA: (9) 254

mikebailey mikebailey at speakeasy.net
Sat May 19 11:35:38 CDT 2007


On Sat, 19 May 2007, Dave Monroe wrote:

>
> "Irrendentist"
>
> J. Kerry Grant, A Companion to V. (Athens: U of
> Georgia P, 2001), on "Italia irredenta" (V., p. 242)
> ...
>
> "Literally, 'Unreddemed Italy.'  The name of those

alternate etymology: eerie dents ie used to be a band called
Spookytooth...  sorry

another notable feature, well, all right, a notable
thing (renouncing notability claims for item 1) is how
this usage "un-re-deemed" takes the concept of
re-deeming back past trading stamps (Gold Bell redemption center)
and religious conversions, to the concept of "giving another
name to"



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