Nancy Young > wrote in
:

> Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
>> I'm pretty sure that Winnie the Pooh used that "word" in the original
>> books, but don't quote me on that. It would make this usage fairly
>> old. (Drives me nuts, too!)
>
> Yeah, I was thinking it was a British import.
>
> nancy
>

Winnie the Pooh was originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. The Bear was
a gift to the London Zoo.

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