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submitted 3 weeks ago by Plum to c/wikipedia

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[–] anonymous111 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Spanish person sat next to me has never heard of this.

Is it regional?

[–] Plum 2 points 3 weeks ago

I think it's mostly historical. The quotes listed have authors born before the 1940s.