LL-L: "Etymology" LOWLANDS-L, 07.SEP.2000 (05) [E]

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From: david strommen [si00924 at navix.net]
Subject: LL-L: "Etymology" LOWLANDS-L, 06.SEP.2000 (01) [E/LS]

> I had second thoughts after deleting one of Ron's messages about "kot" > and
> perhaps I remember incorrectly what he said. I just wanted to make clear
> that in BE the primary meaning of "cot" is a bed, usually with high > sides,
> for a baby. In AmE the word is used for what we call, I would say
> exclusively, a "camp bed".
>
> What do US babies sleep in (apart from "pajamas")?

Dear John
 In the States babies sleep either in a cradle or a crib.  Greetings David

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