In a message dated 9/4/97 2:45:20 PM, timothy-shipe@uiowa.edu wrote: <<The term "Pennsylvania Dutch" does not come from a corruption of the German word "Deutsch." Instead, it represents a survival of an otherwise archaic meaning of the English word "Dutch.">>... Ok, now I look dumb!! ROFL!! Who was it who set me up for this?? Just kidding - thanks much for the answer to this one, Timothy. <smile> Julia in Colorado