Re: Shamrock Day, anyone?

Keith F. Lynch wrote:

> Harry Mary Andruschak <adoptsoldcats@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > And more and more schools will be celebrating Shamrock Day (17
> > March) to avoid the use of that awful sectarian word "Saint", thus
> > protecting the Children from whatever.
> 
> They'd better change the name of numerous US cities while they're at
> it, then.  Especially in California, unless "San," "Santo," or "Santa"
> is sufficient disguise for that word.
> 
> (Why is Kris Kringle "Santa Claus" rather than "Santo Claus"?  Doesn't
> the former imply that he's female?)

No.  The term isn't from Spanish, but from Dutch; the equivalent of
"Saint Nicholas."

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