Principal hunts

[Don Morrison]

This clearly isn't particularly important, but I just realized it and it's got me scratching my head. How did we end up with "principal" and "secondary" hunt bells -- wouldn't the usual division be between "primary" and "secondary"? Is this a British versus American thing or something?

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Don Morrison <d...@ringing.org>

"It is a real puzzle for the science of mind why, when an unpleasant

event befalls us--we slice our thumb along with the bagel, or knock

a glass of beer into our lap--the topic of our conversation turns

abruptly to sexuality, excretion or religion."

   -- Steven Pinker, _The Stuff of Thought_