On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Peter Blodow <p.blo...@dreki.de> wrote:
> 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. > > Alternative explanation being that the commander of a line of soldiers stood at the right end, and had a deputy in charge of the other end at the far left. The officers didn't fight and didn't have long guns---only the sidearms which they used to threaten or shoot those who didn't attack enthusiastically enough. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
