Klarinet Archive - Posting 001096.txt from 2004/03

From: "Dee D. Flint" <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] not just the music department
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:45:20 -0500


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From: "C.Talbot" <carolyn.talbot@-----.org>
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Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 11:39 AM
Subject: RE: [kl] not just the music department

> Hey Gary - Another origin is the acronym introduced in military trials in
the
> 1700's: Found Under Carnal Knowledge was a supposedly common verdict :)
>
> This could be a legend, don't remember where I learned it.
>
> Carol

English monks documented the existence of this word long before the 1700s.
It seems to pre-date not only Shakespeare but also Chaucer.

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