LL-L "Ethnicity" 2005.06.19 (04) [E]

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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Ethnicity" 2005.06.19 (01) [E]

Jonny was wondering:
> > By the way, "Pomeranian" is factual, on my maternal grandfather's side,
> > though not all that dainty and fluffy.
>
> I couldn't find this idiom- is it in G: 'Saft- und Kraft' or something
> similar?

Dearest Jonny,

in the English-speaking world, a Pomeranian is a small, yippy-yappy, fluffy
and usually rather nasty so-called dog - a "Zwergspitz", to you and me.

It's still allowed to be un-PC about those, no? ;-)

Greutens,
Gabriele Kahn

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