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Subject: [Spridgets] Current Events British Content Quiz
From: kk7ss at frontier.com (Dave KK7SS)
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:53:03 +0000 (UTC)
>From the French..
'Lieu' == place
'Tenant' == holding
Lieutenant == Holding in Place..  

As my ex-"Desert Rat" uncle ued to say, they make them Lt's because there's no 
other position to trust them with <Grin>

"And, of course, "Lieutenant" is commonly pronounced as "Leftenat" in the
RAF and the Army.  Comes from French roots which the Brits will deny in no
uncertain terms...   ;-)"

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Dave G  KK7SS
DN06ig   Richland, WA

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'65 Sprite - in process
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