LL-L "Grammar" 2007.09.06 (05) [E/S]

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L O W L A N D S - L  -  06 September 2007 - Volume 05
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From: Mark Dreyer <mrdreyer at lantic.net>
Subject: LL-L "Grammar" 2007.09.05 (02) [E]

 Dear All:

Subject: LL-L "Grammar"

Fine string! May I contribute the Afrikaans plural for an egg?
Notwithstanding that we use the maxim, 'Vir 'n appel en 'n ei - 'for an
apple and an egg' where the English use 'sold for a song'; our conventional
singular for 'egg' is the Nederlands plural 'eier', & our plural is 'eiers'.
This is one of the many reasons why I am convinced that the core of
Afrikaans-speakers at the genesis of the Tongue were not themselves native
speakers of Nederlands.

As for 'trap' / 'stair' I don't differ with Ron, but it will cause
difficulties. For people who need to build or use one step up to another
level, the term 'stair' or 'trap' is very useful, & of course those who
build or use many must needs go to the plural 'stairs' or 'trappe'.
As for a 'f'light of stairs'. this is to my mind part & parcel with the
English flight of fancy with all manner of collective nouns, ...a pride of
lions, a litigation of lawyers, a gaggle of geese, a something (who can tell
me?) of apes & a murder of crows... well, well.

All yrs,
Mark.

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From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at scotstext.org>
Subject: LL-L "Grammar" 2007.09.05 (02) [E]

> From: R. F. Hahn < sassisch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Grammar

> From "Fennario" ("The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie"):
> Come skippin' down the stair, pretty Peggy-o.
> Come skippin' down the stair
> , pretty Peggy-o.
> Come skippin' ddown the stair combin' back your yellow hair,
> And bid farewell to sweet William-o.

In Scots this is:

It's come doun the stair, pretty Peggy, my dear,
An come doun the stair, pretty Peggy, O!
O, come doun the stair, kame back yer yellae hair,
Tak a last fareweel o yer Daddie, O!

Sandy Fleming
http://scotstext.org/

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