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To: Darksheare
Great Grandpa Cotterman spoke the High German, and was born at a time when only nobility spoke such.

Sorry Darks, but High German refers to the higher altitude 'upper' region of Germany, as opposed to the 'Low German" spoken by those in the coastal areas..

So9

5,057 posted on 12/30/2003 11:06:49 AM PST by Servant of the 9 (Real Texicans; we're grizzled, we're grumpy and we're armed)
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To: Servant of the 9
Okers.
Just relaying what was said to me.
5,059 posted on 12/30/2003 11:10:57 AM PST by Darksheare (Democrat is between Demise and Demon in the dictionary.)
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To: Servant of the 9; Darksheare
Sorry Darks, but High German refers to the higher altitude 'upper' region of Germany, as opposed to the 'Low German" spoken by those in the coastal areas..

Sooooooooooo Dark is High Class?

Cool ..

5,062 posted on 12/30/2003 12:18:49 PM PST by Mo1 (House Work, If you do it right , will kill you!)
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