Just another note on High/Low German... From what I gathered in College German classes, High/Low refers to geographical elevation, so Low German is actually the general dialect spoken in Northern Germany (the plains region) and High would naturally be the upper elevation areas (Alps, etc.) Kristie > -----Message d'origine----- > De: JOPARMLEY@aol.com [mailto:JOPARMLEY@aol.com] > Date: mardi 28 mars 2000 04:46 > À: BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com > Objet: Re: [BAVARIA] High German > > > Hi Tom, > > Thanks for the bit of levity on the question of High German and > Low German! > You gave me my chuckle for the day....... > > Joanne > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Going on Vacation? Longer than 5 days? Please unsubscribe > Just click this and send it. It is all set up for you. > mailto:Bavaria-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe >