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After a question from a friend about the origin of german names I investigated old german only to find there are no real sources before the 13th century that can be identified as german but I did find many dialects. And I found the first ever sentence in the dutch language from the 9th century: Hebban olla uogala nestas hagunnan hinase hi nda thu uuat unbidan uue nu Note that its almost latin. It's old westlowerfranconian which makes it closer to west flemish or english than to german. Some historians even suggested that it should be considered as Flemish and not as Dutch. That, however, is a modern day question and no such distinctions existed in the 9th century. I've also found an old saxon sentence from the 11th century: Gelobistu in got alamehtigan fadaer - Believe the in God the almighty father - which is very much like Frisian or current Dutch and German. One might thus conclude that the northern netherlands and dutch have come from saxon and southern germa...

Staff Warning - Swearing at Work Dear Employees It has been brought to management's attention that some individuals throughout the company have been using foul language during the course of normal conversation with their colleagues. Due to complaints received from some employees who may be easily offended, this type of language will no longer be tolerated. We do, however, realise the critical importance of being able to accurately express your feelings when communicating with colleagues. Therefore, a list of 13 New and Innovative 'TRY SAYING' phrases have been provided so that proper exchange of ideas and information can continue in an effective manner. 1. Try Saying: I think you could do with more training Instead Of: You don't have a f***ing clue, do you? 2. Try Saying: She's an aggressive go-getter. Instead Of: She's a f***ing power-crazy b*tch 3. Try Saying: Perhaps I can work late Instead Of: And when the f*...

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