| Subject: | Re: "What's up with the British" |
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| From: | richard jackson <richard.jackson@nene.ac.uk> |
| Date: | Thu, 17 Dec 1998 09:23:21 +0000 |
| Cc: | Triumph List <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net> |
| Organization: | Nene College |
| References: | <199812161236.HAA28981@smtp3.erols.com> |
Andy wrote: > Dictionary says it's derived from the Hindi word for English. Must have been >picked up by our soldiers while they were over there tending the Empire. > Andy D. > > At 12/16/98 12:04:00 PM, you wrote: > >Anyway, anyone know where the term 'blighty' comes from? > > > >Rich > > > I heard it was the Urdu word Bilati, meaning away! :-) Rich |
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