Well, right; the name is “Old Frisian”. Since there is a modern Frisian dialect, it is in fact misleading to say that “Frisian” is one of the parents of English; should rather say “old Frisian”. -T
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Bob W <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > That doesn't make any sense. It's like saying we're descended from > proto-chimps. The proto-chimps are also proto-humans, so we choose a > different name for them. So proto-Frisian is also proto-English - that is, > the common ancestor of each, so it has a different name. > > B > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> P. J. Alling >> Sent: 11 June 2012 20:08 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: OT OM-D OMG! >> >> OK. Proto Frisian... >> >> Bob W wrote: >> > It's descended from Frisian in the same way that humans are descended >> > from chimps. That it is to say, not. They have a common ancestor. >> > >> > B >> > >> > >> >> Modern English is a vibrant living language that's the bastard child >> >> of Frisian and French. What would you expect >> >> >> >> Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> >> >>> English appears to be a dead language too. LOL! WTF? etc. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 1:59 PM, P. J. Alling >> >>> <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> Latin's a dead language, >> >>>> as dead as it can be. >> >>>> First it killed the Romans, >> >>>> and now it's killing me. >> >>>> -some anonymous school boy. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Bipin Gupta wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>>> Hey Bob, LATIN is "RIP". It is a dead language. Even the Catholic >> >>>>> Church gave up Sunday Mass in Latin a long time ago. >> >>>>> But here is a lovely LATIN Prayer I learnt long time ago at >> public >> >>>>> >> >> school. >> >> >> >>>>> Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. >> >>>>> Benedicta tu in mu-li-eri-bus, >> >>>>> Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. >> >>>>> Sancta Maria Mater Dei, >> >>>>> Ora pro nobis pecca-to-ri-bus, >> >>>>> Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae, >> >>>>> Amen. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> When Hiroshima was destroyed by the atom bomb, some (5 or 6) >> >>>>> Jesuit Padres were left unscathed just (1) Km from the bomb's >> epicenter. >> >>>>> >> >> Why? >> >> >> >>>>> Because they chanted this prayer daily. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> May the Force be with you. >> >>>>> Bipin - from a far away enchanted land. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want >> >>>> to avoid a lengthly search. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> >>>> PDML@pdml.net >> >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> >>>> and follow the directions. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> -- >> >> Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to >> >> avoid a lengthly search. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> >> PDML@pdml.net >> >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> >> and follow the directions. >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to >> avoid a lengthly search. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
