Anyway LUHE, soon you'll need to speak Bristolian.
Here's a book for you ...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dictionary-Bristle-Harry-Stoke/dp/190647785X/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=V67F00KZD1TJHYYDHHPX
Languages, Dialects, Accents
by LoveUniHateExams 180 Replies latest jw friends
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German we understand because Dutch is a "low German" language.
English is very similar to the Frisian language, the language of our region Friesland.
I've heard it said that Dutch falls almost exactly between English and German. (English is on one end of the spectrum because it has lost the most inflection and German is on the other end because it has lost the least.)
I don't know this for sure, not speaking Dutch myself, but it is interesting that you understand both.
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LoveUniHateExams
I've heard it said that Dutch falls almost exactly between English and German. (English is on one end of the spectrum because it has lost the most inflection and German is on the other end because it has lost the least.) - yes this what I feel. I also don't know this for sure because of my ignorance - unlike you and Gorbachev, I'm fluent in only one language. XD
Nevertheless, check out the following ...
make - maken - machen
do - doen - tun
had - had - hatte
is - is - ist
was - was - war
apple - appel - Apfel
foot - voet - Fuss
two - twee - zwei
street - straat - Strasse
pepper - peper - Pfeffer
it - het- es
water - water - Wasser
better - beter - besser
This can't be coincidence, surely ...
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resolute Bandicoot
Lots more coming LUHI
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resolute Bandicoot
Bit off topic but it really bugs me when prominent speakers in the borg have speech impediments and the climbers imitate them and the young children pick it up as the norm.
RB
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LoveUniHateExams
Here's a few she missed out ...
Admiral comes from the first two words of amir al-bihar ('lord of the seas'). So admiral <---- amir al- ...
Aubergine comes from al-bathinjaan, same meaning.
Assassin and algebra also come from Arabic words but I don't know them off the top of my head.
Swahili comes from sawahil ('coasts'), so Swahili means '[language] of the coasts'.
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LoveUniHateExams
And here are examples of Arabic borrowing from English ...
Tilivizion, radio, bank and sandal are self explanatory.
Tomatim, batata and manga are vegetables/fruit with English equivalents.
But most of the Arabic lexicon is light years away from English.
Here are some more fruit and veg ...
Banadoora - tomato
Mawza - banana
Tuffaha - apple
Mish-mish - apricot
Fil-fil - pepper
Thawm - garlic
Teen - figs
Tamr - dates
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSJFZLBuYSk
In English, our expression for 'without a clue' is ... 'he doesn't know his arse from his elbow'. XD
A bit different from mitl el-atrash bilzaffeh (like a deaf person at a loud party).