LL-L "Idiomatica" 2002.10.11 (03) [E]

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From: denis dujardin <dujardin at pandora.be>
Subject: LL-L "Idiomatica" 2002.10.11 (01) [A/D/E]

Not to forget:
" ie zoe meegoan mè ne hon' mè ne hoe' "
(hij zou meegaan met een hond met een hoed)
typische Kortrijkse (Zuid-West-Vlaanderen) uitspraak
typical expression for Kortrijk (South-West-Flanders)
d-apokope

meaning: whenever he meets someone unknown, he feels invited to go with him.

denis dujardin
kortrijk
Flanders

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

Here's another Lowlands Saxon (Low German) dog saying:

bekannt as de bunte Hund
("(well-)known as/like the multicolored dog")
'to be know all over the place'

Usually this has a negative or jocular connotation, such "known by every
Tom, Dick and Harry (for something)" or "known for making a public spectacle
of oneself."  The general idea is that someone is known everywhere for
something that is not exactly reputable or comfortable. It can also mean "to
stick out;" e.g., _Dat bring ik beter mit mien Schrieversnaam ünner de
Lüüd'; anners warr ik bekannt as de bunte Hund._ 'I'd better publish it
under my _nom de plume_, or else I'd get "known like the multicolored dog."'

("High") German has the equivalent _bekannt wie ein bunter Hund_ ("known
like a multicolored dog"), with an indefinite article rather than a definite
one.

Cheers!
Reinhard/Ron

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