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Schiehallion wrote:You don't need to go far up the coast of mainland Europe to find them saying 'ken'. The Dutch verb 'to know' is kennen. I know in Dutch is Ik ken. There are similarities between Dutch and Scottish which is no surprise considering we traded there a lot rather than having to travel further to France. For instance, the Dutch for a kirk is kerk.
Pripyat wrote:Have a look at
The Alternative French Dictionary
http://www.notam02.no/~hcholm/altlang/ht/French.1.html
Can be useful for staying out of trouble, while drinking in Paris
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