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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Speaking of irony... #139512 02/23/2005 3:16 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah 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 Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "But when everything is strange..." Wordwind 02/15/2005 9:59 AM Re: "But when everything is strange..." Owlbow 02/15/2005 11:51 AM Re: "But when everything is strange..." belligerentyouth 02/15/2005 12:55 PM Re: "But when everything is strange..." plutarch 02/15/2005 1:00 PM Speaking of irony... inselpeter 02/16/2005 9:25 PM Re: Speaking of irony... themilum 02/16/2005 11:43 PM Re: Speaking of irony... belMarduk 02/17/2005 2:00 AM Re: Speaking of irony... Wordwind 02/18/2005 1:19 AM Re: Speaking of irony... inselpeter 02/20/2005 5:26 PM Re: Speaking of irony... themilum 02/20/2005 10:49 PM Re: Speaking of irony... Wordwind 02/20/2005 11:18 PM Re: Speaking of irony... themilum 02/21/2005 12:59 AM Re: Speaking of irony... inselpeter 02/20/2005 11:22 PM Re: Speaking of irony... themilum 02/21/2005 1:19 AM Re: Speaking of irony... Faldage 02/21/2005 1:42 AM Re: Speaking of irony... themilum 02/21/2005 2:32 AM Re: Speaking of irony... inselpeter 02/21/2005 3:38 PM Re: Speaking of irony... dxb 02/22/2005 4:09 PM Re: Speaking of irony... inselpeter 02/23/2005 3:16 AM Re: Jantje Wordwind 02/23/2005 7:18 AM Re: damn Jantjes Jackie 02/23/2005 12:41 PM Re: damn Jantjes maverick 02/23/2005 3:28 PM Re: "But when everything is strange..." of troy 02/15/2005 1:02 PM Re: "But when everything is strange..." Dgeigh 02/15/2005 4:01 PM Re: "But when everything is strange..." themilum 02/16/2005 9:04 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,374 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 15 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,202 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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