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alkonaut
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Servo nightly builds on Windows now available
It's the 28th most common surname in Sweden (Bergström, that is). Tons of people in the northeast (Edit: Northern midwest rather) US have Swedish names.
educar
on April 13, 2017
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What is the back story behind them having swedish surnames?
ludlu
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Alot of swedes emigrated to the US around 1800-1900s and spread all over the country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_emigration_to_the_Unit...
acqq
on April 13, 2017
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Thanks. Tangentially, search for "The Alot is Better Than You at Everything"
newsat13
on April 13, 2017
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Oh, this was awesome.
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better...
for the others.
infogulch
on April 13, 2017
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Oh that makes "Alot of swedes" a terrifying concept.
larsberg
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That's exactly the case for my family! However, we lost our umlaut at Ellis Island.
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