""Believe you me"" Topic
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| Mardaddy | 20 Jul 2008 10:12 a.m. PST |
OK, we've all heard it at one time or another – maybe even said it a few dozen times in our life… Where the feck did it COME from and how? My Mom got extremely curious over this because her boss uses this gem at least three times a week (she claims.) I cannot find any history or background through about an hour of Google-fu work and some unanswered emails to the hosts of langua-phile sites inquiring about it Guess they only answer & post it on their sites if they can answer – better to show off what they do know than actually reply or admit they have no clue either… |
| Waco Joe | 20 Jul 2008 10:52 a.m. PST |
link I found that site by googling "phrase etymology" |
| the Gorb | 20 Jul 2008 11:23 a.m. PST |
This one too. A bit more detail:
link Regards, the Gorb |
| Mardaddy | 20 Jul 2008 1:40 p.m. PST |
Points to Gorb. Evolving grammer… huh. |
| Grinning Norm | 20 Jul 2008 4:00 p.m. PST |
It looks like a code copy to me. German: glaubst du mir
Dutch: geloof jij mij
believe-2sg you-NOM me-DAT |
| Mrs Pumblechook | 21 Jul 2008 3:36 a.m. PST |
Gorb, thats a great site! thanks, I love stuff like that. |
| Last Hussar | 04 Aug 2008 11:21 a.m. PST |
I though it was a northern expression. The order does emphasis the nouns you want to. |
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