Re: RARA-AVIS: What's in Jean's jeans?

From: Teri Stock ( tstock@sbcglobal.net)
Date: 01 Oct 2001


Somewhere I remember learning that Francis is the masculine name, while Frances is the feminine version. However, this isn't a foolproof way to establish gender, since it is dependent on Mr./Ms. Webb's parents being astute enough to know this spelling rule.

Teri

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