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I know that one of the things said was that, even though O'Whatever and MacWhatever meant the same thing (son of Whatever), the Mac/McWhatever would probably make more money in the end than the O'Whatever.
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They don't mean the same thing. One means "son of" and one means "grandson of." (Minor technicality.) If the last name is what kills the person's chances at success, what difference does it make what the first name is? Back when millions of Irish were coming to this country, many dropped the "O' " from their names because it branded them as Catholics and Irish (where the Mc could be Catholic or Protestant.) They didn't want the discrimination that came with that stigma BACK THEN.
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Adding 's does not make a word, not even an acronym, plural
Last edited by irishpipes; 10-31-2005 at 09:01 AM.
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