LL-L "Orthography" 2006.04.19 (01) [E/F]

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18 April 2006 * Volume 05
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From: Andrys Onsman <andrys.onsman at calt.monash.edu.au>
Subject: LL-L "Orthography" 2006.04.18 (04) [E]

From: Andrys Onsman
To: Ingmar & Marcel
Subject: LL-L "Orthography" 2006.04.18 (02) [E]

> For me "Friesian" is a cow and "Frisian" a language or a person 
> speaking it .

That's pretty well standard these days. A Friesian is a cow, a horse or 
a philosopher.  A Frisian is a person, a language or a relgious schism. 
At ttimes, the differences are subtle.

And to Henno:
Ik sei sels ek nea 'boi'. Miskien sizze 't in Hylpen: :-)

groetnis
Andrys

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