Re: phonology of borrowed words

Jan van Steenbergen:

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> But "de Franse slag" is a good example of an expression.
>
> A few others I can think of:
> Engelse sleutel ("English key") = monkey-wrench
In Polish "monkey wrench" is "klucz francuski" = "French key" (^_^


> Engelse ziekte ("English disease") = rachitis
>
> And I found this one (on Spanish):
> Het ging er Spaans toe = It was a regular rough-house
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Lukasz K.
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