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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Separate the English from the Dutch #28802 05/10/01 01:58 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Cape Cod, MA, US F Flatlander addict Flatlander addict F Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Cape Cod, MA, US I've never heard the phrase, but it's a useful (and colorful) one. My shot-in-the-dark guess is it has something to do with New Amsterdam's change to New York - from Dutch to English control. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Separate the English from the Dutch belligerentyouth 05/10/01 01:55 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch Flatlander 05/10/01 01:58 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch inselpeter 05/11/01 12:42 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch rodward 05/10/01 02:02 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch AnnaStrophic 05/10/01 02:47 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch rodward 05/11/01 08:20 AM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch Jackie 05/10/01 04:48 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch tsuwm 05/10/01 05:28 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch wow 05/10/01 04:53 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch Max Quordlepleen 05/10/01 08:22 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch Capital Kiwi 05/11/01 08:37 AM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch rodward 05/11/01 10:07 AM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch of troy 05/11/01 12:31 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch rkay 05/11/01 12:59 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch rodward 05/11/01 01:51 PM Re: Skip & jump wow 05/11/01 02:14 PM Re: Skip & jump of troy 05/11/01 02:29 PM Re: Skip & jump Bean 05/11/01 02:50 PM Re: Skip & jump wow 05/11/01 03:32 PM ... English from the Dutch: origin unknown belligerentyouth 05/14/01 07:15 AM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch rodward 05/30/01 02:54 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch Bingley 05/31/01 02:55 AM Re: Sheep men, Goat Boys and Skipping RhubarbCommando 05/31/01 08:47 AM Re: Sheep men, Goat Boys and Skipping maverick 05/31/01 11:01 AM Re: Sheep men, Goat Boys and Skipping RhubarbCommando 05/31/01 12:00 PM Re: Sheep men, Goat Boys and Skipping maverick 05/31/01 12:10 PM Mooching Bean 05/31/01 11:13 AM Re: Mooching maverick 05/31/01 11:56 AM Re: Mooching Bobyoungbalt 05/31/01 02:28 PM Re: Mooching maverick 05/31/01 03:03 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch Sparteye 05/11/01 02:44 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch Capital Kiwi 05/14/01 07:25 AM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch Jackie 05/14/01 11:16 AM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch Sparteye 05/14/01 08:12 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch AnnaStrophic 05/14/01 07:27 PM Re: Michiganians/Michiganders Sparteye 05/14/01 08:14 PM Re: Separate the English from the Dutch maverick 05/31/01 12:47 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 Posts229,316 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 (), 342 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 13 ddrinnan 1 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,533 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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