Re: Saying "Thank you."

"Thomas R. Wier" wrote:

>  New York City's official records were maintained
> in both Dutch and English until about the 1830s,
I should probably add that this does imply the presence of at least some
Dutch speakers for a considerable amount of time after the English
conquered the colony in the 1660s.  It does not imply that there were
*lots* of speakers after that time, however.

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