[Spridgets] Current Events British Content Quiz

Dave KK7SS kk7ss at frontier.com
Fri Apr 29 15:53:03 MDT 2011


>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

'59 Morris Minor 1000
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