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OP Today's word is described as "origin unknown". Speakers of Dutch and related languages always notice the "ui" diphthong which doesn't seem to occur in any other languages; here it would seem to be a vernacular version of "spreek", Dutch for "speak".
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted spruik hkruiniger 06/13/05 11:51 AM Re: spruik dxb 06/13/05 02:54 PM Re: spruik Jackie 06/13/05 03:50 PM Re: spruik Jacqueline BdJ 06/13/05 07:15 PM Re: spruik Zed 06/13/05 10:27 PM
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