Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So apparently is quite recent and has nothing to do whatsoever with invasions or the Tudor period dams. I knew about high and low (nether) languages, just like you also have "hoch Deutch" (and not Dutch) I think Voltaire refers to them too. Anyone knows if there is still a difference in the country or is the laguage now one? Thanks for the interesting link Douglas. You're a wonderful linguistic resource by yourself. :-) Philippe Douglas Sharp wrote: > Obviously the Brits had something against them :-) > > http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/119250.html > > Cheers > Douglas > > Philippe AMARD wrote: > >> Is that the source of "Double-Dutch" meaning gobbledyhook? >> phx >> >> >> Bob W wrote: >> >>> No - I'm thinking about much later than that. Dutch people were >>> brought over to >>> help drain the Fens. Flemish people came as refugees in the Tudor >>> period. There >>> have been connections between the 2 countries for centuries and the >>> Dutch >>> influence on parts of Southern and Eastern England is very clear. >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org >>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On >>>> Behalf Of Robert Meier >>>> Sent: 10 November 2008 01:33 >>>> To: Leica Users Group >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Week 15 Boring Dutch landscapes >>>> >>>> >>>> By the Dutch? You must mean the Danes. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Aelbert Cuyp himself! I love Dutch landscape painting. >>>> >>>> There are many >>>> >>>>> very flat parts of England which at one time were settled by the >>>>> Dutch. I love the big sky you get. The square format is perfect >>>>> for it. >>>>> >>>>> Bob >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org >>>>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] >>>>> >>>> On Behalf >>>> >>>>>> Of Michiel Fokkema@wanadoo.nl >>>>>> Sent: 09 November 2008 19:13 >>>>>> To: Leica Users Group; Opi en Omi; Pake en Beppe; >>>>>> petrarehorst@live.nl; Bruce; Marcos Semola >>>>>> Subject: [Leica] Week 15 Boring Dutch landscapes >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Week 15 is here: >>>>>> http://michielfokkema.wordpress.com/picture-a-week-2008/week-15/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >