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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><br></p><br><div>From: <span class="gI"><span class="gD">Hellinckx Luc</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:luc.hellinckx@gmail.com">luc.hellinckx@gmail.com</a></span></span><br>
Subject: <span class="gI">LL-L "Idiomatica"</span><br><br>Beste Gael,<br>
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An interesting take you're giving us. "'t Dörrep" means the center of
town here (opposed to "den buiten"...the outside). HIstorically this
also meant a very different legal status for those living within the
limits of " 't dörrep " and those beyond. People even had to go to
different courts when they actually committed the same sort of crime. In
a way, you were more free when you had a farm outside the city walls,
but when you did something wrong you had less protection as well.<br>
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Regarding grass...ah, grass again ;=). Of course, in connection with
reggae, it's a different sort of grass. To a high extent, I truly think
grass is quintessential for the Lowlands. So far, there is no satisfying
Indo-European etymology for the word, plus the area where it's used is
pretty limited...therefore it's thought to be a loan from a substrate
language. Wouldn't surprise me.<br>
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Kind greetings,<br>
<br>
Luc Hellinckx, Halle, Belgium<br><br>----------<br><br>From: <span class="gI"><span class="gD"><a href="mailto:mike.keach@gmail.com">mike.keach@gmail.com</a></span></span><br>Subject: <span class="gI">LL-L "Idiomatica" 2012.01.12 (01) [DE-EN-NDS]</span><br>
<br>Mark (I think) wrote:<br>" My question for you all is if there is a difference between the more visible terms “rustic” and “boorish”. <br><br>Well,
I think Mark was referring to the Dutch Boor. In English, Boorish
refers to a person that is pushy, heavy-handed, p'raps a bully. Rustic
is as he cited: uneducated, hayseed, earthy, et alia. <br><br>Boorish is
a not-so-often used term these days. 'Twas popular from the 16th - late
20th centuries. Just guessing that it stems from the singular attitudes
of feral pigs. [Here in Florida we deal with them yearly and they are
nasty and mean. AND: contrary to logic, are NOT good eating.]. <br><br>Hope I'm not completely off base here. If so: Mea Culpa. <br><br>Alles beste, Mitanand!<br><br>~Mike <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">[Keach]</span> von Tampadorf<div>
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T<br><br>----------<br><br>From: <span class="gI"><span class="gD">M.-L. Lessing</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:marless@gmx.de">marless@gmx.de</a></span></span><br>Subject: <span class="gI">LL-L "Idiomatica" 2012.01.12 (01) [DE-EN-NDS]</span><br>
<br><div><font size="4">Oh, ja, liebe Hanne, was wir vergessen haben: "Da wächst kein
Gras mehr" = "This site is totally destroyed" (site can be figuratively
too).</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">Dear Gael, "dörp" means "village" in Platt. It is a noun, I
never heard it used as an adjective like in <font size="3">“<b>Is the
pope </b><b>dörp</b>?”</font>. But english is much more liberal with using nouns
as adjectives, so maybe you have just set a new trend or a new idiom
:-)</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">As to myself, I am dörp with all my heart!</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">Hartlich</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">Marlou</font></div></div><br></div>
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