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From: Gary Taylor <gary_taylor_98 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Resources

Hi All

Henry (P), you wrote:

'(I suppose you don't understand Saxon, so I'm not
going to bother and
write it, unless you care, alright?)'

I wouldn't say I fully understand it but I always try
to understand it when there's no other language
present and usually do a pretty good job (although
admittedly when the English translation is present I
do skip to this through sheer laziness.)

'Especially this one, I don't care if it ignores
Frisian (no offense, I
want to learn Frisian too in time).'

Are you being 'Frisistish' here (or whatever the
correct term for anti-Frisian is)? Tut tut shame on
you ;o)

'Why do they "slag it off"? Why do you like it despite
that?'

I think there are a fair amount of mistakes in the
'Kluge Etymologisches Wörterbuch der Deutschen
Sprache' which is why people discredit it. But it's in
a nice uncluttered format, always gives the Old
Frisian version, if it exists - and for those of us
with a soft spot for all things Frisian (apart from
perhaps the cows, about which I have no strong
emotions) - I think that's smashing, and it also has
plenty of modern, albeit standardised, language
examples.

And to the other Henry (B) who wrote:

'Have you checked out the multi-volume "Wurdboek fan
de Fryske taal"?'

Yes I have indeed seen that and thought it would be
great to add to my collection as it is indeed a
wonderful piece of work, but I'm still waiting to find
it  tucked away in the corner of a second hand
bookshop somewhere for something a bit less than my
yearly income, but I will keep trying. But good that
you mentioned it Henry.

cheers

Gary

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