Re: Made some progress...

 --- Christophe wrote:

> > What does the name "Maggel" mean, by the way? In my Dutch ears it sounds
> > a bit like a name for a duck ;)))
> LOL. Well, Maggel doesn't mean anything... yet. What I know of it is that
> it's a feminine word with a singular meaning but grammatically plural (thus
> part of the class of "plurals", like the masculine mesha ['mEh*@]: house,
> which is grammatically plural - and triggers plural agreement - but
> semantically singular), which is quite common for abstract feminine nouns
> (for the simple reason that the base form of feminine nouns is the plural
> indefinite ;))) ). It's probably a worn-down phrase, but I have yet to
> discover its components (if they even still exist today :))) ). By the way,
> would you call a duck [m@'gE:l]?
Okay, you convinced me. I won't call my duck "Maggel", and if I do it anyway,
it will be pronounced [mAx@l]. BTW Did you know that the Dutch word "waggelen"
is the way ducks walk? That's why one of the characters in Maarten Toonder's
comics is a really stupid duck called "Wammes Waggel"...
BTW I always find it funny to encounter the abbreviation LOL. The Dutch word
"lol" means... fun, or pleasure!

> Well, Maggel is evil in other ways.
<snip some really evil stuff>

> Do you want me to carry on or is it evil enough? ;)))))
I think I am satisfied. The poor person who will have to translate your
contribution to the next relay must definitely be liberated from the 48 hours
deadline, since he will probably need at least a week to get a clue what it is
all about :)))
I must admit I feel tempted...

Jan

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"Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones

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