It is a bit more complicated than that:
Dutch steek = stitch (in needlework) or stab (of a dagger; stabbing pain)
Dutch slag = stroke (of brain, stroke the cat), hit (with a bat), battle
(military etc.), movement in lace/knitting e.g. linneslag = WS
Dutch beslag = stroke (brain) or batter (for pancakes etc.)
English battle = slag (military), struggle, fight
South African usage of Dutch words and their meaning can vary from standard
Dutch.
Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK
---- Jo <[email protected]> wrote:
One of the common mistakes by automated translators it to confuse battles
and stitches, which is the same word in dutch
That is so funny! I sometimes feel like I am doing battle with my
threads, so maybe it's correct.
Robin P.
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