Re: CHAT geek (was: /nj/ vs. /J/ etc)
| From: | Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, August 17, 2004, 20:37 |
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Quoting John Cowan <jcowan@...>:
> Andreas Johansson scripsit:
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> > > Fine, fine. Now figure out what "opstanding" means, and no fair
> > > looking in Google or the list archives.
> >
> > Resurection?
>
> I should have added, no fair cheating by knowing another Germanic
> language, particularly Scandihoovian.
You should, indeed.
It's worth noting that Swedish _uppståndelse_ can also mean "stir", as in "his
sudden appearance made a great stir".
Andreas