andy pugh schrieb: > I am reading a novel set in the Napoleonic war, and I was curious > about the ranks of the soldiers (that's got an L in it), specifically > the gap between Lieutenant and Lieutenant Commander. Naturally these > are pronounced "Lefftenant" in British English because, errr, > because... > >
.... mmm, because, some time in the dark ages, the original meaning of "lieu" (french for "place") was misunderstood as being derived from "leave" in the meaning off "permission". That's where the ff comes from. Actually, the "lieutenant" was the person to hold (lat. tenere) the place (lat. locus) of the captain. Peter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
