-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello Peter!
On 11 Dec 2001 at 16:39:17 you wrote: > (I guess you're used to the German word 'Authentifizierung' but as I > had to check by myself the 'fi' is not contained in the English > version :-))). This, BTW, is a very interesting example for the different histories of language - especially ones connected as closely as German and English. Due to the different vowel shifts in Germany and England the Latin "cat" from "authenticat-" the resulting words had to be changed to pronounceable. In English it essentially stayed Latin, in German "cat" became "(t)zi", which needed a buffer. Caveat: This is only the abridged version; a comparative linguist with German as his main subject may have to say some more about it. - -- Dierk Haasis http://www.Write4U.de http://Interest.Write4U.de/pongo PGP keys available: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Subject=SendMyPGPkeys The Bat 1.54 Beta/14 on Windows 95 4.0 67306684 C When you say, "I love you", mean it. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.8ckt Comment: Privacy is the core element to Freedom! iQA/AwUBPBYedPTo1oA8g8dLEQKaLwCcC+qlBODF7BiYvVsUIw8XdEd6HigAnio2 EBS41htI57gRSmJ9GorUb8ck =LHas -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Vers: 1.53d FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com
