Re: CHAT: Opperlands
| From: | James Campbell <james@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, May 12, 1999, 15:01 |
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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.
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> 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
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