[Mgs] Common Language

Eric Erickson eric at erickson.on.net
Sat Jan 10 03:55:18 MST 2009


Hans Duinhoven wrote:
> Shall we start about US words being of true Dutch origin?
> Harlem = Haarlem an ancient city in the netherlands 10 miles from the 
> place i live.
> Brooklyn = Breukelen - a little town 10 miles south of Amsterdam.
> 


They are not "words" - they are anglicised place names.


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