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- From: gtoal@pizzabox.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal)
- Subject: Re: Sarfatti Forteana
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- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:14:14 GMT
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- In article <1hu5biINN10e@hilbert.math.ksu.edu> frandag@math.ksu.edu (Francis Fung) writes:
- :That's a neat thing you mentioned about the possibility
- :of a word being borrowed backwards. I know of no example
- :of such either, but a borrowing from French to Hebrew is
- :a more probable place for such a thing to happen
- :given the writing directions. Intriguing question.
- :Incidentally, do you by any chance know the
- :derivation of the word "Yankee"? Just a non
- :sequitur. :) Have fun!
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- One suggestion is from the Dutch 'John Doe' equivalent, Jan Kees.
- I dunno. Sounds dubious to me, but I expect that's the one you're
- thinking of.
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