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  • Paul Jennings, who writes a column for The Guardian called "Oddly Enough," provided a valuable source for onomasticians in an (undated) article on English place names.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 2 1980

  • Meanwhile, onomasticians everywhere may well be grateful to Professors Baker and Carmony for a careful and useful study which will help the general reader understand the value and fun of a discipline which is perhaps just now coming into its own in the United States after a quarter-century of serious study by hundreds of scholars and laymen alike.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IV No 2 1977

  • (e) form a helpful guide for onomasticians "on the move" who are looking for partners in discussions about items of mutual interest.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XXIII No 4 1998

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