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Trammell Hudson

Did you know that "opleiden" in Dutch means "supposed to be a Fenian outrage"?

excerpt from a telegraph book that uses code words to replace entire phrases, such as "terrible outrage", "fenian outrage", "niilist", "socialist", etc. The words had to be pronouncable, so they often borrowed from other languages.
Trammell Hudson

Since it comes up all the time in normal conversations, Dutch also has a single word that means "If ordered from port of call to the Continent, 6d. extra per quarter grain or seed, and 3/6 extra per ton tallow for stowage goods".

telegraph code book with entire phrases replaced by single words, most of which are from other languages.
Trammell Hudson

I'm beginning to think this might not be the best study dictionary for my Dutch lessons. archive.org/details/abcunivers

Cover page of "The ABC Universal Commercial Electric Telegraphic Code. Specially adapted for the use of financiers, merchants, shipowners, underwriters, engineers, brokers, agents, &c. Suitable for everyone"
ranjit

@th idea: a social network where you can only post using the ABC Universal Commercial Electric Telegraphic Code

phooky

@ranjit @th i'm switching to cuneiform tablets and local dead drops

jleedev

@phooky @ranjit @th in our house we call that "losing play-doh privileges again"

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