LL-L "Lexicon" 2011.07.08 (06) [EN]

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 From: Brooks, Mark mark.brooks at twc.state.tx.us
 Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2011.07.08 (02) [EN]

At asked: “Hy/sy het die emmer geskop” (He/she kicked the bucket.) Is it
really unique to Afrikaans?

No, it’s common where I come from in Texas.
Mark Brooks

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

I'm assuming that Afrikaans *... het die emmer geskop* is a calque
(translated loan), the origin being English "... kicked the bucket."

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
Seattle, USA

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