LL-L "Expressions" 2002.01.25 (05) [E]

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From: "Luc Hellinckx" <luc.hellinckx at pandora.be>
Subject: LL-L "Expressions" 2002.01.25 (03) [E]

Beste Lieëglanners,

As an answer to Jim Krause's last question, I would like to add that in
my
Brabantish dialect, people will generally say :
"k Em da gäärn" ("Ik heb dat gaarne" in Standard Dutch), when they want
to
express a feeling meaning "I like that" in English.
Specifically referring to food or drinks, one can also hear : "k Mag da
wel".
On the other hand, if they want to deny that they like something...it is
often said :
"k Kan da ni af" (litterally : "Ik kan dat niet af" in Standard Dutch
speech)
However, the latter would rather have to be translated as "I can't bear
it"
or "I can't stand it" in English.

Luc Hellinckx

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

Luc, Lowlanders,

> On the other hand, if they want to deny that they like something...it
> is often said :
> "k Kan da ni af" (litterally : "Ik kan dat niet af" in Standard Dutch
> speech)
> However, the latter would rather have to be translated as "I can't
> bear it" or "I can't stand it" in English.

In Low Saxon (Low German) we also say _Ik kann dat nich af_ or _Dat kann
ik nich af_, and it means the same: "I can't stand it/that."  Missingsch
dialects (i.e., German dialects on Low Saxon substrates) have inherited
this: _Ich kann das nich ab_ or _Das kannich nich ab_ ~ _Das kãich nich
ab_.*  "Proper" German equivalents would be _Ich kann das/es nicht
vertragen_ or _Ich kann das/es nicht ausstehen."

* Many Low Saxon dialects, like those in and around the Lower Elbe
region have lost old _it_ or _et_ 'it' and use _dat_ instead; _dat_ can
thus mean either _that_ or _it_.  Missingsch dialects that are based on
such Low Saxon dialects do the same by using only _das_ and completely
lacking German _es_ 'it'.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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