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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Speaking of irony... #139512 02/23/05 03:16 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City <<Most scholars now believe that Yankee comes from Dutch although there is disagreement about which Dutch word is the source.>> I'm partial to that explanation, because it makes me laugh. Interesting, the table turning in Mencken's fav'd. Thanks Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "But when everything is strange..." Wordwind 02/15/05 09:59 AM Re: "But when everything is strange..." Owlbow 02/15/05 11:51 AM Re: "But when everything is strange..." belligerentyouth 02/15/05 12:55 PM Re: "But when everything is strange..." plutarch 02/15/05 01:00 PM Speaking of irony... inselpeter 02/16/05 09:25 PM Re: Speaking of irony... themilum 02/16/05 11:43 PM Re: Speaking of irony... belMarduk 02/17/05 02:00 AM Re: Speaking of irony... Wordwind 02/18/05 01:19 AM Re: Speaking of irony... inselpeter 02/20/05 05:26 PM Re: Speaking of irony... themilum 02/20/05 10:49 PM Re: Speaking of irony... Wordwind 02/20/05 11:18 PM Re: Speaking of irony... themilum 02/21/05 12:59 AM Re: Speaking of irony... inselpeter 02/20/05 11:22 PM Re: Speaking of irony... themilum 02/21/05 01:19 AM Re: Speaking of irony... Faldage 02/21/05 01:42 AM Re: Speaking of irony... themilum 02/21/05 02:32 AM Re: Speaking of irony... inselpeter 02/21/05 03:38 PM Re: Speaking of irony... dxb 02/22/05 04:09 PM Re: Speaking of irony... inselpeter 02/23/05 03:16 AM Re: Jantje Wordwind 02/23/05 07:18 AM Re: damn Jantjes Jackie 02/23/05 12:41 PM Re: damn Jantjes maverick 02/23/05 03:28 PM Re: "But when everything is strange..." of troy 02/15/05 01:02 PM Re: "But when everything is strange..." Dgeigh 02/15/05 04:01 PM Re: "But when everything is strange..." themilum 02/16/05 09:04 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,412 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 907 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 37 A C Bowden 28 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,583 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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