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Re: CHAT: Opperlands

From:James Campbell <james@...>
Date:Wednesday, May 12, 1999, 15:01
John, Lars and Boudewijn variously wrote:

> Indeed. And when the non-Opperlands-speaking members of the list > stare at words like "Hottentottententententonstelling", all > we see is a blur. > > Is that "Hottentottanteteltopstilling?" (Just guessing). > > I once saw "Hottentottentantenattentatentdter" given for German. >------ > No: Hottentottententententoonstelling...
Ow, my eyes... never mind seeing a blur, I can feel a migraine coming on ;-) Would anyone be so kind as to enlighten me as to what Opperlands is? My knowledge of Dutch doesn't go this far... Oh, and BTW, what *does* Hottentot(ten^4)thingy mean? James ========================================================================= James Campbell james@zeugma.force9.co.uk http://www.zeugma.force9.co.uk "Love's the only country I know" - The Blue Nile =========================================================================