LL-L "Measure words" 2002.12.18 (10) [D/E]

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From: burgdal32admin <burgdal32 at pandora.be>
Subject: LL-L "Measure words" 2002.12.17 (08) [E]

> From: Klaus-Werner Kahl <kwkahl at bnet-ibb.de>
> Subject: LL-L "Measure words" 2002.12.17 (01) [D/E/LS]
>
> Hello Johan,
>
> One "Morgen" is 2500 square meters. I live in the Münsterland area
> where we
> call it "Muorgen".
>
> Gutgaon! Alles Gute! All the Best!
>
> Klaus-Werner Kahl
> www.plattdeutsch.net
Hallo !
"De tijd die een boer nodig heeft om een akker te ploegen is hier
belangrijk. Als een boer heel de voormiddag nodig gehad heeft, dan is
dat land een morgen groot. Dat kan dus variëren he!

Groetjes
Luc Vanbrabant
Oekene

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From: Mathieu. van Woerkom <Mathieu.vanWoerkom at student.kun.nl>
Subject: measure words

Ian James Parsley wrote:
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Of course you meant to write: Their year started in
*March*, which is why December was the tenth month...
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Yes indeed! English is such a difficult language :-)
It shows once again: never think ahead, always concentrate on the sentence
you're writing...

Mathieu

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