All I can say is that you tell it to a Norwegian.Originally Posted by Papewaio
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All I can say is that you tell it to a Norwegian.
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Sten is stone in both. Yes or No?
Much like my first name is Welsh but the phonics is seen more often in Irish names.
Since this is about semantics we see how environments shape cultures and how neighboring languages share languages, ideas and idealogies. It's not like Norwegians aren't fellow Nordic people's and on the scale of the world the differentiation between Norwegians and Swedes is only readily visible to those inside those countries.
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Stenbeck is either Swedish or Swedish-influenced Norwegian.
The c doesn't fit with Norwegian.
....And the Norwegian word for stone is "stein". "Sten" is an older spelling, not used today.
Still maintain that crying on the pitch should warrant a 3 match ban
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I see this thread as having as much to do with Philosophy as a band of marauding “pro bono” proctologists descending on a dixi klo has to do with coprology.
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Also the German word for stone ... the plot thickens ....
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Obvious nazi link is obvious.
Still maintain that crying on the pitch should warrant a 3 match ban
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Stenbäck means stonecreek in Swedish. We got a bunch of those combine two nature words together surnames.
Beck is an alternative spelling of bäck and is more correct than back. Alternative spellings in surnames are quite common. Beck feels a bit Norwegian, but their spelling is bekk.
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My hunch says that 'bek' is more common in surnames than 'bekk'.
Still maintain that crying on the pitch should warrant a 3 match ban
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