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Author: Pat Durkin
Date: Jun 18, 2008 07:36
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:37:15 -0700 (PDT), Iain <iain_inkster@hotmail.com> wrote: Brethren, or brevren -- used by British youths to describe their group of friends. "Brethren" has probably been in continuous use in some Christian denominations. Although I have no direct knowledge of them, I believe that some of the mainly black churches (originally from the West Indies) in England continue
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