Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0001054, Mon, 25 Mar 1996 13:04:14 -0800

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Re: shamoes in ADA query (fwd)
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EDITOR'S NOTE. Darrin English and T. Chapman Wing independently make the
observation below, while Joh Humphreys notes the OED the term "Shammar"
as "a member of a Beduoin tribe in Saudi Arabia. These seconday/tertiary
associations may be lurking in the background, but the French "chameaux"
is certainly primary.
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From: English, Darrin <English.Darrin@tcinc.com>
Also, Shamo is, I believe, the Chinese name for the Gobi. Is it possible VN
knew this as well?