On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 12:26, Rob Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chas. Owens wrote: >> >> I need to look up why they call apartments flats. > > 'Flat' came from old english 'flet', and that from old german 'flaz' and > 'flezzi' meaning 'flat', 'level' and 'floor'. > > A flat is one level or floor of a building. > > Now tell me why you call flats apartments :) > > Rob >
It comes from the Latin word for separating, it refers to that fact that it is one building separated into individual living areas. -- Chas. Owens wonkden.net The most important skill a programmer can have is the ability to read. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
