Yes Bob,
It's jacht.
Cheers,
Hans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Howard" <mgbob@juno.com>
To: <david_breneman@yahoo.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Common Language
>
> Isn't yacht Dutch?
> Bob
>
>
>
> On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:56:57 -0800 (PST) David Breneman
> <david_breneman@yahoo.com> writes:
>> 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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