Webbo Posted 3 July 2010 Posted 3 July 2010 My daughter has just asked me a question and I haven't a clue to the answer. I'm sure someone on here will know. Why are people from the Netherlands or Holland called the Dutch?Why not Netherlandish or Hollish?
Zingari Posted 3 July 2010 Posted 3 July 2010 Well, people from Holland are called Dutch by English speaking people only. In German and French and even in Russian they are called - German: Holländer, Niederländer - French: les Hollandais - Russisn: gollantskij As you can see all these words are derived from the Dutch word Holland. Strictly spoken even Holland is wrong. Holland was the name of the county Holland until 1795. But as the economic and cultural centre of The Netherlands was situated in the old county of Holland, this last name stood for the whole of The Netherlands. Moreover the name "The Netherlands" also applies for Belgium historically. Originally there were 17 counties united as the Low Countries, in French Les Pays Bas. History divided them into two groups which became Belgium and Netherlands. Now about Dutch. This word is the English counterpart of the Dutch words "Diets" and "Duits". In Dutch "Duits" means "German", where the Germans call themselves "Deutsche". Around 1290 in the northern and eastern part of the Netherlands the word was: "duutsc" and as the Frisian people (living in the North) spoke a language much more alike English, the English adapted "dutch" from Frisian "duutsc". Later "duutsc" became the Dutch word for our eastern neighbors: Duits (German). i didn't copy and paste this from another site , honest
FoxyPV Posted 3 July 2010 Posted 3 July 2010 Impressive knowledge (providing your disclaimer is true )
Zingari Posted 3 July 2010 Posted 3 July 2010 Impressive knowledge (providing your disclaimer is true ) I consider the internet as an readily accessible extension of my own knowledge
FoxyPV Posted 3 July 2010 Posted 3 July 2010 I consider the internet as an readily accessible extension of my own knowledge -1
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The Doctor Posted 4 July 2010 Posted 4 July 2010 what does 2nd cousin three times removed, or similar mean? What exact relation are they?
Bryn Posted 4 July 2010 Posted 4 July 2010 what does 2nd cousin three times removed, or similar mean? What exact relation are they? Your second* cousin's great-grandchild. I think... second meaning, your great-grandparents child. So great-grandparent's child's great grandchild. Possibly. I don't know.
Zingari Posted 5 July 2010 Posted 5 July 2010 why are grapes that are obviously green , called white grapes , and grapes that are obviously red , called black grapes ?
Jon the Hat Posted 5 July 2010 Posted 5 July 2010 what does 2nd cousin three times removed, or similar mean? What exact relation are they? First cousin means you share grandparents. Second cousin means you share great-grandparents. Third means you share great-great-grandparents. Once removed means you are of a generations up or down; First cousin once removed is your first cousins child Second cousin once removes is your second cousins child. Twice removed means two generations up or down; First cousin twice removed is your first cousins grandchild. Second cousin twice removed is your second cousins grandchild. Etc.
nothin2seehere Posted 5 July 2010 Posted 5 July 2010 why are grapes that are obviously green , called white grapes , and grapes that are obviously red , called black grapes ? Because of the colour of the juice that comes out? /shrug - haven't seen a grape in a while
Zingari Posted 5 July 2010 Posted 5 July 2010 Because of the colour of the juice that comes out? /shrug - haven't seen a grape in a while the juice is white from both , you can make white wine with the juice of black grapes as it is the skin colour used in the fermentation process that gives wine colour so i dinna think this is the answer
Alexikokopops Posted 5 July 2010 Posted 5 July 2010 My daughter has just asked me a question and I haven't a clue to the answer. I'm sure someone on here will know. Why are people from the Netherlands or Holland called the Dutch?Why not Netherlandish or Hollish? I'm not sure, but I did learn last week that Holland is a region in the Netherlands (with Amsterdam, the Hague and Rotterdam in it), and this was the most powerful of all the provinces in the Dutch Republic around the 1600-1700s, which in turn is why the Netherlands is also known as Holland.
FoxyPV Posted 5 July 2010 Posted 5 July 2010 Why did they get rid of the yellow skittles/ starburst and replace them with rank purple ones?
Alexikokopops Posted 5 July 2010 Posted 5 July 2010 Why did they get rid of the yellow skittles/ starburst and replace them with rank purple ones? I thought they've always had both colours
FoxyPV Posted 5 July 2010 Posted 5 July 2010 I thought they've always had both colours The purples ones definitely replaced the yellow ones in Starburst Opal Fruits and not as certain about the skittles now
ramboacdc Posted 5 July 2010 Posted 5 July 2010 the yellow ones and the green ones became a lighter green one and THEN they introduced purple. you still get yellow skittles.
Alexikokopops Posted 5 July 2010 Posted 5 July 2010 The purples ones definitely replaced the yellow ones in Starburst Opal Fruits and not as certain about the skittles now the yellow ones and the green ones became a lighter green one and THEN they introduced purple. you still get yellow skittles. Yeah, they have the lighter green lemon and lime flavour and blackcurrant, instead of just two separate lemon and lime flavoured ones. It's been like that for as long as I can remember so it's obviously hit you hard
James. Posted 5 July 2010 Posted 5 July 2010 Good move from Starburst. Always felt a bit deflated back in the day when I pulled out a yellow lemon one. Combining lemon and lime was an appropriate, common sense solution. Personally though I've always preferred the Sour Chews selection with Apple, Cherry, Pineapple and Raspberry - as far as fruit flavoured sweets go those flavour choices take some beating.
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 5 July 2010 Posted 5 July 2010 Starburst are the sweets pussies eat. NERDS were for men. Them and zappers.
Alexikokopops Posted 5 July 2010 Posted 5 July 2010 Starburst are the sweets pussies eat. NERDS were for men. Them and zappers. What of Dweebs, fair maiden?
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 5 July 2010 Posted 5 July 2010 Dweebs were Nerds in all but name you jezebel. Toxic Waste, ate a barrel once, my tongue bled. Drinking anything above / below room temperature made me cry in pain.
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