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|    db to Mikko    |
|    Re: An    |
|    29 Apr 24 09:37:57    |
      From: dieterhansbritz@gmail.com              On Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:45:20 +0300, Mikko wrote:              > On 2024-04-28 09:25:14 +0000, db said:       >       >> There is an old English use of "an" for "if". Where does this come       >> from? I can't think of similar forms in German or Danish or Latin.       >       > It could be English "when". Or it could be the Swedish "om". But perhaps       > it is something else.              The "om" (also in Danish) comes close and might be       the relative of "an". M and n get confused a bit.       I remember the name Willian used in Brazil.              --       db              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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