User talk:PeterCantropus

Was johnny (lower case) applied to these soliders, or Johnny (capitalized)? Wiktionary is case-sensitive. --EncycloPetey 21:35, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Johnny and Yankee
You were right about Johnny, I already fixed that. But regarding yankee, my source was http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?o2=&o0=1&o7=&o5=&o1=1&o6=&o4=&o3=&s=yankee&i=0&h=0000#c. It says "especially during the American Civil War''". That doesn't mean it's specific to war. --PeterCantropus 21:41, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * The name is still applied to Northerners today by Southerners, so while the term shifted in meaning at that time (at least for Southerners), it isn't specific or especially then. --EncycloPetey 21:42, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

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