-=> Quoting Bj”rn Forsstr”m to Jim Weller <=-

 SH>>> abbatoir.
 
 BF>> What is a abbatoir? I don't find that in my dictionary.
 
 JW> An animal slaughter house.

 BF> Oki, thanks, but why didn't I find it in my dictionary?

 It's actually spelled abattoir. And it's not a commonly used word; it's
 not in my "pocket" dictionary either, just my bigger one.
 
 BF> Isn't it a English word? Sounds French to me.

It's a French word the English borrowed. English is really a mixed
language. Most words have Anglo-Saxon roots but abattoir and butcher
(from "bouchier") are Norman French and slaughter is a Viking word.







Cheers,

Jim



... Danish isn't a language, it's a throat condition.
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