[Mgs] Common Language

[Bob Howard]

  Isn't   yacht   Dutch?
Bob


 
On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:56:57 -0800 (PST) David Breneman
<david_breneman at yahoo.com> writes:
> Just remember, folks, that English started out as a
> German dialect, and was subsequently polluted with
> French by the nobility.  That's why all the words
> used by commoners are still German, and the words
> used by royalty are French.
> 
> Examples:
> 
> House = Haus which is German
> Palace = Palais which is French
> 
> Swine = Schwein which is German
> Beef = Boeuf which is French
> 
> Boat = Boot which is German
> Yacht = Yacht which is French.
> 
> 
> David Breneman         david_breneman at yahoo.com
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