Hey David,
Don't forget to mentoin the Netherlands are in between the Brits and
Germans!
Swine = Zwijn in Dutch
Boat = Boot in Dutch as well
Yacht = Jacht in Dutch!
Just some examples...
Cheers,
Hans
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Breneman" <david_breneman@yahoo.com>
To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Common Language
> Just remember, folks, that English started out as a
> German dialect, and was subsequently polluted with
> French by the nobility. That's why all the words
> used by commoners are still German, and the words
> used by royalty are French.
>
> Examples:
>
> House = Haus which is German
> Palace = Palais which is French
>
> Swine = Schwein which is German
> Beef = Boeuf which is French
>
> Boat = Boot which is German
> Yacht = Yacht which is French.
>
>
> David Breneman david_breneman@yahoo.com
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