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Richard Hoskins <rmh@bandersnatch> writes:

> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
 
> [...]
> 
> > [* `John Hancock' is used this way in american idiom to mean
> > signature.  John Hancock was one of the original signers of our
> > constitution]
>   ^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> You misspelled "Declaration of Independance."
> 
> AFAIK, Mr. Hancock wasn't a member of the Constitutional Convention.

Well at least I didn't spell it `Magna Carta'

There goes my career as an authority on historical american idiom.

My attempt was mainly for Kai, who likes to know about stuff like that.
Sorry Kai, I'll research before post in future...