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Re: trivia question

To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject: Re: trivia question
From: quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 07:52:23 GMT
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In message <2903@isham-research.demon.co.uk> quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne) writes:

> So "DKW" _could_ be (speculating) Deutscher Kraftwagen.

But Dampfkraftwagen makes more sense - a vehicle powered by steam.
Shows how illogical the German language really is - by this rule, a
Personenkraftwagen would be powered by people.

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