LL-L "Language proficiency" 2004.10.20 (03) [E]

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From: jpkrause <jpkrause at sunflower.com>
Subject: Language contacts

Ron schreewt:

>Is this meant to be a charming example of language contacts?
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>Is it "Yikes!" or "Jijks!"?
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Oda vleijcht  Jeikjs!   :-)

Jim Krause

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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Language proficiency" 2004.10.19 (08) [E]

Gustaaf wrote:
> Same here; the languages do not have to be closely related.  When I was
> learning Swedish I would occasionally include Italian words (to great
> amusement of my Swedish friends) because that was another language I had
> been learning recently.

Oh dear, don't remind me... there was that time when I tried to order some
ice cream in France, and for some strange reason, out came Russian... she
gave me a really weird look and asked whether I was trying to make fun of
her... and unfortuantely, when I opened my mouth, out came: "Ah, nyet,
nyet!" :-P

Gabriele Kahn

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