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Re: Jack=John? |
| Author: |
Anneza (guest, 163.200.81.4) |
| Date: |
October 1, 2002 at 12:43:34 AM |
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Jack=John? by Yahalome |
A little lamb is a lambkin, right? Not in everyday use any more, but we still recognise it. Same as the -tje in Dutch and the -chen in German. Well, a little John used to be a Johnkin, -> Johnkie, -> Johkie, ->Jackie, -> Jack. The arrival in
England of the French, who nasalised N sounds out of existence, must have helped. 1066 And All That roolz, OK?
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- Jack=John? - Yahalome Sep 30 2002, 4:30:04 PM
- Re: Jack=John? - Anneza Oct 1 2002, 12:43:34 AM
- Re: Jack=John? - Rebecca Sep 30 2002, 6:59:12 PM
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