LL-L "Idiomatica" 2005.04.16 (01) [E]

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From: James Campbell <james at zolid.com>
Subject: LL-L "Idiomatica" 2005.04.15 (07) [E]

Ron eskrë »

> "Jobber" was unknown to me.  Perhaps I need to go out more.

I often use 'jobbery' (meaning the same as 'thingummy'), and have done for
15 years or so. Dunno where I picked that one up.

Compare 'jossop' (unspecified liquid) and 'clart' (unspecified gloop). These
were both inherited from my mother, a Northern lass by birth.

James

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From: Jo Thijs <jo.thijs1 at telenet.be>
Subject: LL-L "Idiomatica" 2005.04.15 (01) [E]

Hi Gary,

> are there parallels in other
> lowland languages using a personal pronoun where it
> doesn't really belong - or does it?

In Limburgish it's quite common to ad 'me' near subject and verb, and to a
lesser extent in Dutch.
cfr 'Hij is me gisteren hier geweest'. 'Hoe noem je me dat?'
It's called a 'dativus Graeccus', stating who 's concerned (if I remember
well).
Grammatically wodya'ma'callit does make sense.

Hou je goed,

Jo Thys

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