The English word that hasn't changed sound or meaning in millenia

[PeroK]

Yes, but how was it before the English murdered Maria Stuart when Scottland wasn't occupied?

Few people in Scotland would know who you meant by Maria Stuart. To us she's Mary, Queen of Scots.

 

[PeroK]

When I was at university, I horrified a German student when I assumed by "Mary Stewart", he was talking about the runner:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Stewart_(athlete)

 

[PeroK]

In fact, where I grew up is only a few miles from Linlithgow Palace, where Mary, Queen of Scots lived:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linlithgow_Palace

 

[fresh_42]

When I was at university, I horrified a German student when I assumed by "Mary Stewart", he was talking about the runner:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Stewart_(athlete)

This, and my misspelling comes from a famous play by Friedrich Schiller:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Stuart_(play)

 

[pinball1970]

They did not know it. 'A good Scrabble word.'