MATT MARINER BROZE said: > I forwarded the info on "Scot free" to my brother who is a history buff. I'm a history buff, too, and that is also my understanding of the origins of "scot." Incidentally, I have a series of lectures on the history of the English language from the Teaching Company, and I was intrigued to learn from them that one of the differences between dialects in England was that the "sh" sound in southern English was pronounced "sk" in northern English, going back to Anglo-Saxon. Thus "ship" and "skipper" are variations on the same word, as are "shirt" and "skirt." Chaucer had a lot of fun with these differences in the Canterbury Tales. The Teaching Company also has a 12-lecture course on climate change, which I am currently viewing. Chuck Holst __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4671 (20091208) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Dec 08 2009 - 19:44:09 PST
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