Since "in Dutch" and "in trouble" are synonymous,
perhaps it's from WWII. I don't know.
My family is periodically called "Scotch".
(Very thrifty, that is.)
Collin "McLeod" Brendemuehl
At 10:09 PM 2/19/01 +0000, you wrote:
>I wonder for a long time where this name 'Dutch' comes from, referring to
>the people and language of the Netherlands. I could imagine for an English
>speaking person German (Deutsch) and Dutch sound very similar, perhaps it
>was just a mistake that started this?
>
>Frits
> >
> > So anyone who gets this question wrong is in Dutch? :)
> >
> > Collin
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