The Pennsylvania Dutch
> and the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine is two examples where "You" refers to
Germans
The word Dutch in this case was at one time Deutsche which is why it is
really German.
Barry Branvold
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Pennsylvania Dutch
Message 16 -
2011-02-24 at 17:54:11
Cato Elder
Ducks, Dutch, and Deutsch
Message 17 -
2011-02-24 at 23:32:56
Greetings!
In America "Dutchman" is often used to refer to German ancestors,
obviously because the German word for a "German" is "Deutscher."? I have
often heard people - who know the difference quite well between a German
and a Dutchman (from Holland) - still use the word.? My grandmother used
to call my grandfather at times a "bull-headed old Dutchman."?
"Bull-headed" was not a compliment! ?[IMAGE]? (It means "stubborn.")? But
she knew the difference, and used "Dutchman" to mean "German."
Speaking of derivations, the German word for "duck" is "Ente" and is
related to the ancient Latin word "Anas, anatis" for duck.? "Anatine"
means "like a duck" in English.? In Ancient Greek, the word for a mallard
duck is "penelops" which gives us the female name "Penelope" as in the
wife of Odysseus.
Scholars think she is so named because of the ferocity of mother ducks
(and ducks in general) in guarding their nests!
Best Wishes!
L. Schulte
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In America "Dutchman" is often used to refer to German ancestors,
obviously because the German word for a "German" is "Deutscher."? I have
often heard people - who know the difference quite well between a German
and a Dutchman (from Holland) - still use the word.? My grandmother used
to call my grandfather at times a "bull-headed old Dutchman."?
"Bull-headed" was not a compliment! ?[IMAGE]? (It means "stubborn.")? But
she knew the difference, and used "Dutchman" to mean "German."
Speaking of derivations, the German word for "duck" is "Ente" and is
related to the ancient Latin word "Anas, anatis" for duck.? "Anatine"
means "like a duck" in English.? In Ancient Greek, the word for a mallard
duck is "penelops" which gives us the female name "Penelope" as in the
wife of Odysseus.
Scholars think she is so named because of the ferocity of mother ducks
(and ducks in general) in guarding their nests!
Best Wishes!
L. Schulte
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Shaun Craill
Donald Duck: Patent Foiler (DCML Digest, Vol 96,
Message 18 -
2011-02-26 at 23:02:52
Just a quick update and a thank you for those who have sent their wishes, I
have now heard from all of my family and most of my friends, and so far
everyone is OK. Most had temporarily left town but are now coming back as
power is restored. I've heard quite a few stories of near misses, and a few
friends have lost businesses, jobs and houses.
The main Christchurch comic shop is located in a block of older buildings in
one of the more affected streets, so chances are good that it is totalled.
Everybody from the shop is OK. I know Tim the owner quite well, his kids
and my kids went to the same school, and last year we did a combined comic
and gaming elective module for the school which was a lot of fun. He
doesn't know if the shop has been condemned or not. His website is:
www.comicscompulsion.co.nz
Cheers,
Shaun
have now heard from all of my family and most of my friends, and so far
everyone is OK. Most had temporarily left town but are now coming back as
power is restored. I've heard quite a few stories of near misses, and a few
friends have lost businesses, jobs and houses.
The main Christchurch comic shop is located in a block of older buildings in
one of the more affected streets, so chances are good that it is totalled.
Everybody from the shop is OK. I know Tim the owner quite well, his kids
and my kids went to the same school, and last year we did a combined comic
and gaming elective module for the school which was a lot of fun. He
doesn't know if the shop has been condemned or not. His website is:
www.comicscompulsion.co.nz
Cheers,
Shaun
Santiago García
Shaun Craill
Message 19 -
2011-02-27 at 20:01:21
Oh, Dear! Sorry about your friends losing their houses, but glad to read about you again, Shaun. Some cathastrophe!
Santiago.
Santiago.
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