Att. Ray -- of snails and slugs
| From: | BP Jonsson <bpj@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 5, 2001, 20:40 |
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In Swedish both 'snail' and 'slug' is _snigel_, which obviously is
etymologically related to _snail_. A snail can also be called _snäcka_,
altho this word also means 'seashell' and basically refers to the shell of
this kind of animal, whether it lives on land or water. This seems to be
representative of Gmc languages other than English. It should be noted
that snails are not eaten here!
/BP 8^)>
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