[G4] Re: English

[keith_w]

Earle Jones wrote:
> 
> On Jun 19, 2007, at 9:40 AM, keith_w wrote:
> 

>>> And I will indeed blame the french-speaking Normans, because it fits my
>>> theory. English underwent some heavy transformations to become what it
>>> is today, and at least most of it is French in nature. French and Latin,
>>> with some sprinklings of Greek. And our "bad," four-letter words are
>>> Germanic in origin. I believe they came from the hated Saxons and were
>>> suppressed in high society, just as all Germanic language came to be.
>>> Sonst hab' ich nichts zu sagen :) Bis später!
>>> Eric


>> Last, "Bis später" doesn't translate well in my rudimentary knowledge 
>> of the language. Literally, I get "to later" out of it. Makes little 
>> sense to me.
>> Probably an idiom.

 >> keith


> Definitely an idiom.  According to ODGE (Online Dictionary German-English)
> 
>   bis später = 'see you later'
> 
> earle
> *

Thanks! I suspected that, but really didn't know.

keith