Re: English is a crazy language

Paul Edson scripsit:

> Of course, I personally believe that the English called it a
> "French" horn because they didn't like it much.
Right up there with "French leave" and "French letter".  Of course,
since cockroaches are "Preussen" in the non-Prussian parts of
Germania, they are "Franzoesen" there (a memento of the 1870 war?).

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John Cowan <jcowan@...>     http://www.reutershealth.com
I amar prestar aen, han mathon ne nen,    http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
han mathon ne chae, a han noston ne 'wilith.  --Galadriel, _LOTR:FOTR_

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