various British references (cont.)

[John Dunn]

It is presumably another example of the German/Yiddish influence on U.S. English.  And it is no doubt the Germanic origins which make the word sound to my ear like something that might be said by the commandant of a German P.O.W. camp in a parody of a World War II film ('For you Britishers the war is over').

John Dunn.

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From: Prof Steven P Hill <s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU>
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:42:21 -0600
Subject: [SEELANGS] various British references (cont.)

Dear colleagues, particularly in the UK:

Does the term "Britisher" exist?  Or only in my imagination?

Best wishes,
Steven P Hill,
University of Illinois (USA).
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