LL-L 'Lexicon' 2007.01.13 (01) [E/LS]

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From: jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: LL-L 'Lexicon' 2007.01.12 (03) [LS]

Beste Reini, Heiko,

Du schreyvst:

> Na mien W äten hebbt Göös' wull "Fööt".
Hebbt dey normool ne' 'Paddeln'? Denn kunnen dat doch 'Paddelteyken'
waarn...
Un- Goys pett' fooken inne Mutt rüm- denn weyrn't 'Muttrokers' or
'Schiitpetters'.

'n ennige Oort van Diminutiv kunn 'ck man alleyn van 't Letzte moken:
'Schiitpetties'.

Greutens/Regards

Johannes "Jonny" Meibohm

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From: "heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk"
Subject: LL-L 'Language maintenance' 2007.01.12 (06) [E]

>From: MWI <wintzermichel at wanadoo.fr>
>Subject: LL-L 'Language maintenance' 2007.01.12 (01) [E]
>
>Ron, I think there are two sides of the
>coin: Fernsprecher sounds funny, everyone
>says Telefon.

I am so old that I was taught TWO words for telephone: Fernsprecher and
Fernhör.
I have frequently used them as examples of how a language  has to invent
new words for new inventions and how these can just as easily go out of use
as the device is improved.

The Fernsprecher/ Fernhör suited the wall mounted early telephones with
separate
mouthpiece and earpiece

And I seem to remember seeing Fernsprecher as a sign in Post Offices still
in the 60s.

But as the invention developed and became all of a piece -which word was
to be used? Easy to reject both and use Telephon!  and then Telefon.

How did Handy come about? What's that from? It sounds more like a comment
than a name!

best wishes

Heather [Rendall]
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