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<br>L O W L A N D S - L - 14 February 2007 - Volume 04<br><br>=========================================================================<br><br>From: <span id="_user_ezinsser@icon.co.za" style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Elsie Zinsser <
<a href="mailto:ezinsser@icon.co.za">ezinsser@icon.co.za</a>></span><br>Subject: LL-L 'Etymology' 2007.02.14 (01) [A/E]<br><p><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">
Haai almal,</span></font></span></p>
<p><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Dankie, Roger! In Afrikaans word "toe" ook gebruik as tussenwerpsel,
dus soos in:</span></font></span></p>
<p><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">"Hulle het toe uiteindelik die pad gevat".</span></font></span></p>
<p><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">It seems like the East-Brabant 'teu' is used similarly as in
the Afrikaans 'tog', as in the dialogue:</span></font></span></p>
<p><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">'Hy is Grieks.' </span></font></span></p>
<p><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">"Werklik?"</span></font></span></p>
<p><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">"Ja, tog!" <span> </span><span> </span></span></font></span></p>
<p><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">In recent years, young people have been copying SA English (or
perhaps American)</span></font></span></p>
<p><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">to confirm a statement using the E. 'do' - form, as in: </span></font></span></p>
<p><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">"Die kersfeesboom lyk sooo mooi"</span></font></span></p>
<p><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" lang="DE">"Ja, dit doen!" </span></font></span></p>
<p><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" lang="DE">Horrors! </span></font></span></p><span class="q">
<p><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Groete, </span></font></span></p>
<p><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Elsie Zinsser<br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">***</span></span></font></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
<font face="Arial Unicode MS" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">From: <span></span></span></font>Roger Hondshoven < <a href="mailto:rhondshoven@yahoo.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
rhondshoven@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: LL-L 'Etymology' 2007.02.05 (01) [A/E]<br>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hello Elsie,</span></font> </p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Thanks for your interesting notes on the usage of 'toe' in
Afrikaans. Unfortunately, my knowledge of Afrikaans is just poor. Nevertheless,
I am inclined to think your 'toe' is used rather more like in Dutch, where the
interjection 'toe' is used to introduce an admonition (toe, schiet op), a kind
of entreaty (toe, geef me nog een stuk taart) like English 'please' .</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">'Teu' in East-Brabant (and perhaps in Limburg) is used to
emphasize that an event, contrary to what might be expected, does/did take
place. The meaning is then somrthing like 'toch wel'. As such it reminds
me very much of the use of 'do' in English in similar occasions, as for
instance in 'But he does speak Russian! (contrary to what you think)/ He doesn't
speak Russian. But he does! '. In Getelands it would sound like 'Teu, teu, hij
kent Russisch'.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Groete,</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Roger Hondshoven</span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">
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From: </span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elsie Zinsser <<a href="mailto:ezinsser@icon.co.za" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">ezinsser@icon.co.za
</a>></span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
Subject: LL-L 'Etymology' 2007.02.04 (03) [E] </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">Haai
julle,</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">Interessant,
Roger. </span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">Ek
het gedink 'teu' is dalk dieselfde as die tussenwerpsel in Afrikaans 'toe' </span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">soos
in:</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">-Nou
toe nou! Wanneer het julle geland? </span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">-Nou
ja toe, dan moet julle seker maar hier oorslaap.</span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">
</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">-Toe
toe, gaan nou asseblief terug na julle klasse toe!</span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">
</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">-Toe
maar, hou op met huil. </span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">-Ag,
toe! Hou op katterig wees. </span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Groete,
</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Elsie
Zinsser</span></font></p></span><br>
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