<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">L O W L A N D S - L - 18 May 2007 - Volume 04</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>></span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
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Subject: Grammar</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Folks,</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Most of you probably remember our discussions about Modern Jutish, though belonging to the North Germanic (Scandinavian) group, has more or less striking West Germanic (probably Lowlandic) characteristics, most likely due to contacts with Low Saxon.
</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">However, there seems to be a twist to this in that some North Frisian varieties are very similar with regard to the (un-Scandinavian) preposed definite article, as seen in the example table I posted with the introduction to Fering Frisian (
</span><a style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;" href="http://lowlands-l.net/anniversary/jysk-info.php" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">lowlands-l.net/anniversary/jysk-info.php</a><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">English</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">the</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">
wren</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">the</span>
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corner</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">the</span>
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father</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">the</span>
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house</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">W.
Frisian</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">it</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">winterkeninkje</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">de</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">
hoeke</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">de</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">
heit</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">it</span>
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hûs</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Dutch</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">het</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">winterkoninkje</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">de</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">
hoek</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">de</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">
vader</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">het</span>
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huis</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Afrikaans</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">die</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">bostintinkie</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">die</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">
draai</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">die</span>
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pappa</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">die</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">
huis</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Low
Saxon</span> </p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">de</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">
Tuunkrüper<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">de</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">
Eck/Huuk</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">de</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">
Vadder</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">dat</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">Huus</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Fering
Frisian</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">a</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">wonterköning</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">a</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">
huk<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">a</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">
aatj</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">a</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">
hüs<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">S.
Jutish</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">æ</span> gæresmut' </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">æ</span> hjørn </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">æ</span><span style="font-size: 9pt;">
far</span></p>
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<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 9pt;">æ</span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;">
hus</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">W.
Jutish</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">æ</span> gærresmutte </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">å</span> hjørn </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">æ</span><span style="font-size: 9pt;">
fær</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">å</span> hus </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Danish</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">gærdesmutt<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">en</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">hjørn<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">et</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">fader<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">en</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">hus<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">et</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Norwegian</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">gjerdesmett<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
en</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">hjørnet</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">faderen</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">hus<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">et</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Swedish</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">gärdsmyg<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
en</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">hörn<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
et</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">fader<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
n</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">hus<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">et</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Faeroese</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">mortítlingur<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
in</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">horn<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
ið</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">faðir<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
in</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">hús<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">ið</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Icelandic</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">músarindill<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
inn</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">horn<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
ið</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">faðir<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
inn</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">hús<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">ið</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Old
Norse</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">*m</span><span style="font-size: 9pt;">ūsarindill<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">inn</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">horn<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
it</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">faðir<span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
inn</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">hūs<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">it</span></span></p>
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</div><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">If you compare Fering with Westerlauwer (West) Frisian you are tempted to conclude that in Fering Frisian we are dealing with Jutish influences. Or is it a case of Frisian influences on (or substrates in) Jutish?
</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">The variety of Amrum has </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
at</span><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> for neuter nouns and </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">a</span><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> for all other nouns.
</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">The variety of Sylt has </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
dit</span><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> for neutral and </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">di</span><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> for other nouns.</span>
<br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Mainland North Frisian generally distinguishes three genders, however: masculine </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
di</span><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">, feminine </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">jü</span><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> and neuter </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
dåt</span><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> (the last of which may have well come from Low Saxon).</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
It is generally said that the North Frisian varieties are strongly influenced by "Danish." The northernmost insular ones (which are the older ones in the region) appear to be more tightly interwoven with Jutish.
</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Any thoughts and insights, anyone?</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Regards,</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Reinhard/Ron</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
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