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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re:cross-threaded long word Faldage #170748 10/20/2007 6:25 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Quote: Those who utter the term "teh" are also split. A common online misspelling of "the," "teh" has come to mean "very" when placed in front of an adjective -- such as "tehcool" for "very cool." Some pronounce it tuh, others tay. Off topic, but from of the conversation at your link: Interesting parallel. Te cool is often used here, not because it is a misspelling of the, but because the Dutch word 'te' means 'too'. ( te >written the same way and pronounced tuh). And the word cool has been adopted since quite a while.Funny. Last edited by BranShea; 10/20/2007 6:30 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re:cross-threaded long word BranShea #170753 10/20/2007 8:17 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Quote: the Dutch word 'te' means 'too'. Kia ora Branshea. The Maori word 'Te' (pron: Ted without the d) means 'the'. Te kuri = The dog. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re:cross-threaded long word olly #170754 10/20/2007 8:36 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Te cool! Last edited by BranShea; 10/20/2007 8:36 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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