Author: Adam Oellermann
Date: 07:32:49 06/12/01
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>Blikskottel undoubtly originated from "blikken schotel" (tin saucer) in Dutch. >That goes for Blechschüssel (not in the meaning of an "Untertasse", I think, but >more the plate form) as well. Thanks Jeroen! Do Dutch people use "blikken schotel" in the derogatory sense that it has become in Afrikaans? Also, I understand that Afrikaans sounds (to Dutch ears) like a really backwards dialect; something like Flemish with a couple-of-hundred years out of date accent. Can you confirm this? All in the interests of better chess programming, of course :) Cheers Adam
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