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I do not think that word means what you think it means

http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2007/04…

Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell (MA) Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac, and in spite of his fancy name, his French-Canadian parents had to emigrate to Massachusetts to find work

“In spite of” ?

Because, normally, if you have a kid and give him a fancy name, you never have to relocate again ?

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2 Responses to “I do not think that word means what you think it means”

  1. Noah D Says:
    April 4th, 2007 at 11:42 am

    Maybe it’s some sort of strange French-Canadian class thing?

  2. tjic Says:
    April 4th, 2007 at 12:14 pm

    LOL!