Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Obviously the Brits had something against them :-) http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/119250.html Cheers Douglas Philippe AMARD wrote: > Is that the source of "Double-Dutch" meaning gobbledyhook? > phx > > > Bob W wrote: > >> No - I'm thinking about much later than that. Dutch people were >> brought over to >> help drain the Fens. Flemish people came as refugees in the Tudor >> period. There >> have been connections between the 2 countries for centuries and the >> Dutch >> influence on parts of Southern and Eastern England is very clear. >> >> Bob >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org >>> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf >>> Of Robert Meier >>> Sent: 10 November 2008 01:33 >>> To: Leica Users Group >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Week 15 Boring Dutch landscapes >>> >>> >>> By the Dutch? You must mean the Danes. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Aelbert Cuyp himself! I love Dutch landscape painting. >>> There are many >>>> very flat parts of England which at one time were settled by the >>>> Dutch. I love the big sky you get. The square format is perfect for >>>> it. >>>> >>>> Bob >>>> >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org >>>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] >>> On Behalf >>>>> Of Michiel Fokkema@wanadoo.nl >>>>> Sent: 09 November 2008 19:13 >>>>> To: Leica Users Group; Opi en Omi; Pake en Beppe; >>>>> petrarehorst@live.nl; Bruce; Marcos Semola >>>>> Subject: [Leica] Week 15 Boring Dutch landscapes >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Week 15 is here: >>>>> http://michielfokkema.wordpress.com/picture-a-week-2008/week-15/ >>>>> >>>>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >