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<DIV>Just an American opinion: the phrase is generally southern US, not just black. In the Southern Baptist church tradition, everyone was either 'Brother (Lastname)' or 'Sister (Lastname).'</DIV>
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<DIV>Steve in Austin</DIV></BODY></HTML>