How many of 100 dog owners (circa 1980) said their dog was named Spot?
@captpackrat I remember the goat!
I've never known a dog named Spot, or anyone who said they did. Nor Rover, Fido, or Rex. I'm mildly interested how these got to be stereotype names and why they've stayed stereotype names if they haven't been common since 1885 or whatever.
re: How many of 100 dog owners (circa 1980) said their dog was named Spot?
@KinkyTurtle @Austin_Dern Cerberus is also named Spot (The Greek Κέρβερος means "Spotted")
-F
@KinkyTurtle I dunno whether Beekes has any idea what they're talking about though
then again, i dunno whether i do either
-F
re: How many of 100 dog owners (circa 1980) said their dog was named Spot?
@Felthry @KinkyTurtle Oh, now, I did know that at one point and forgot. Possibly a remote influence on Dick and Jane, at that.
@Felthry
I dunno, that's apparently been rejected by Beekes.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B2%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82#Ancient_Greek