LL-L "Measure words" 2002.12.17 (05) [E/LS/German]

[Lowlands-L]

======================================================================
 L O W L A N D S - L * 17.DEC.2002 (05) * ISSN 189-5582 * LCSN 96-4226
 http://www.lowlands-l.net * admin at lowlands-l.net *  Encoding: Unicode UTF8
 Rules & Guidelines: http://www.lowlands-l.net/rules.htm
 Posting Address: lowlands-l at listserv.linguistlist.org
 Server Manual: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8c/userindex.html
 Archive: http://listserv.linguistlist.org/archives/lowlands-l.html
=======================================================================
 You have received this because you have been subscribed upon request.
 To unsubscribe, please send the command "signoff lowlands-l" as message
 text from the same account to <listserv at listserv.linguistlist.org> or
 sign off at <http://linguistlist.org/subscribing/sub-lowlands-l.html>.
=======================================================================
 A=Afrikaans Ap=Appalachian B=Brabantish D=Dutch E=English F=Frisian
 L=Limburgish LS=Lowlands Saxon (Low German) S=Scots Sh=Shetlandic
                  V=(West)Flemish Z=Zeelandic (Zeêuws)
=======================================================================

From: Daniel Prohaska <daniel at ryan-prohaska.com>
Subject: LL-L "Folklore" 2002.12.15 (01) [D/E/German]

Robert schreef:
>>>Mir geht's irgendwie vorbei, was metrisch oder "football fields" mit
"lowlands language" zu tun hat.  Vielleicht habe ich nur lange
Leitung.<<<

Jaa, Robert. Mi gaait dat ook so. Annersiids de wöör de bruukt warrn
sünd jaa ook deel vun`e spraak, un waneer dat ene systeem dat annere
verdrängen daait, den sün de wöör daar vöör ook weg. Dat is so as mid
usen nijen geld. Seker köönt wi ook to een Euro, Mark, Pund, Schilling
of sünst no wat seggen, wen wi dat schöner vindt. Daait avers nüms nich.
So warrn düsse wöör ook mid de tiid vergeten.

Wat dat systeem vun de maten anlangt, kümt dat doch daar op an, wo an
sik de lüü went hebt. Dat "eenfachste", "logischste" systeem is doch
jümmers dat wo een mid opwussen is, egaal woveel vingers een to`n
aftellen bruukt, or nich?

Dan

----------

From: pieter meester <pieter.meester at hetnet.nl>
Subject: LL-L "Folklore" 2002.12.15 (01) [D/E/German]

Ross
History in Europe learned that it took about one century to get metric on
the continent. In the Netherlands initially forced by legislation by
Napoleon and after 1813 by kings William I, II and III and still we use
"pond" for half a kilo. So you must be patient (if you want them  to go
metric) but at the end of the day (in this case Century) they might,
perhaps.
Pieter Meester

==================================END===================================
* Please submit postings to <lowlands-l at listserv.linguistlist.org>.
* Postings will be displayed unedited in digest form.
* Please display only the relevant parts of quotes in your replies.
* Commands for automated functions (including "signoff lowlands-l") are
  to be sent to <listserv at listserv.linguistlist.org> or at
  <http://linguistlist.org/subscribing/sub-lowlands-l.html>.
 =======================================================================