Posted by: webuff Jun 26 2008, 02:08 PM
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Shakespere nick name?
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Centuries ago, people used to call William Shakespeare, "bard", which means a "poet". And it turned out to be his nickname, calling him like "Bard of Avon" or the commonly used phrase, "Stratford-upon-Avon" where Shakespeare had lived for many years.