[quote user=morkandmindy]And why aren't cows called Beefs??[/quote]
They sometimes used to be, actually. Burchfield, in his book "The English Language", cites Samuel Johnson referring to a cow as "a beef".
This wasn't necessarily consistent. There was a general rule that animals in the field had Anglo-Saxon names (sheep, cow, ox etc), but once cooked and brought to the table they were referred to by the more aristocratic French-derived names (beef, mutton, veal, bacon).
Tomorrow's homework will be on the history and influence of the language of royalty through the ages. ;)
Taken from [i]"Learn with Sudsy"[/i] published by [i]You want to know what...?[/i] Press Available online only (no shops would stock it)
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Next question...why are crisps sometimes green?[/quote]
More to the point, since when did the green ones stop being cheese and onion? Did I miss a meeting??
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Tomorrow's homework will be on the history and influence of the language of royalty through the ages. ;)
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There was a bizarre situation in the 12th Century where the court language of England was French, while in Scotland it was English.
I suppose that was because all the royalty and nobility were Normans then. English was more the language of the people.
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To be fair on the guy though, even though his songs are crap I think hes very likable, hes got natural presence and charisma about him so few celebrities have these days.[/quote]
I think he looks smug and has one of the most slapable faces I've ever seen! Sorry to anyone who likes him.x
Ellie.
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[quote user=ellie_n_jay]I suppose that was because all the royalty and nobility were Normans then. English was more the language of the people.
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Well, that was true of England. In Scotland, the King (I think it was Malcolm III) had married an English princess who was incapable of learning Gaelic, so the court spoke English out of politeness to her.
We're nothing if not courteous, we Scots. Not like the Welsh. :moon:
And I have to say, Robbie Williams deserves a slap, preferrably with a 28lb sledgehammer.
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h well that came out wrong lol brian your seduction method needs attention! all this anti welsh tripe...shame on you...gayboy lol