Re: Pronunciation of "r" - again?

>Frankish has contributed almost nothing to the vocabulary of
>English;

marshall cf. Mährenschalk

>French has contributed a good deal, but only long after the
>Franks had ceased to exist.
>
>Brian

Come to Bavaria and repeat "ceased to exist" in Franken,
i.e. places like Nuremberg, Bamberg, Würzburg. :-) Or
even in Frankfurt and Cologne, for that matter.

George
--
Gilaubistû in got fater almahtîgan? Gilaubistû in heilagan geist? Gilau-
bistû in lîb after tôde? / Fater unser, thu in himilom bist [Rhine-Fran-
kish] / Fater unser, thu (thar) bist in himile [East Frankish]