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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As HYP expanded, it became IV league - Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia. As this league expanded to include even more schools, the IV League then became the Ivy League. [/quote]

No, this is a false but common urban legend

https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2018/10/ivy-league.html [/

The “Ivy league” origin as ivy wall coverings is skeptical bc ivies were very common in many college campuses. The 8 schools couldn't possibly the only schools with ivies. a little common sense should tell you somethings off with your source. [/quote]

"A little common sense"?  That's laughable.

You stick with what your gut tells you, I'll stick with citations and sources, m'kay?

There were many other links on this topic, I only posted one, and even the ones that mentioned your "I-V" theory admitted it had no source and was likely apocryphal.[/quote]

NP. But the IV League explanation is far more sensible. Many schools and other buildings have brick covered with Ivy. And to be honest I don’t even think Columbia has any Ivy. Manhattan, hello?!?  [/quote]

You're kidding, right?  The non-cited explanation is "far more sensible" than the one with historical citations?  Are you one of those who "does their own research" too?

Plenty of Ivy in Manhattan (I live there).

https://www.google.com/search?q=ivy+on+buildings+in+manhattan&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjks8f818j0AhXHn3IEHUdEADkQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=ivy+on+buildings+in+manhattan&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQDDoHCCMQ7wMQJzoFCAAQgAQ6BggAEAUQHjoGCAAQCBAeOgQIABAYOgQIABAeUMnSAVj9_QFg6aICaAFwAHgAgAF1iAGmC5IBBDE2LjOYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=QpuqYeSKGMe_ytMPx4iByAM&bih=722&biw=1536[/quote]

“I live there” is a wrong answer. You haven't lived in Pennsylvania or California. Stanford buildings are covered with ivy plants. Yet, it's not part of the ivy league. Neither is Haverford next to Penn. [/quote]

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