Today I Found Out
Why is it Called "Going Dutch" When You Pay for Yourself? (2017x211)
Date de diffusion: Août 30, 2017
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The idea of paying for yourself when out with friends being referred to as some expression including the word “Dutch,” seemingly incorrectly is often connected to the fact that for several centuries beginning in the 17th, the word Dutch had a negative connotation in English, variously meaning cheap, duplicitous, alcoholic, poor, treacherous, selfish or just plain wrong.
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Dutch_Wars
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Dutch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Dutch
http://www.nationaldoubledutchleague.com/History.htm
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=holland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/What-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-to-go-Dutch-/articleshow/8908790.cms
http://blog.dictionary.com/demonym/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/66871/why-do-we-refer-splitting-bill-going-dutch
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-goi3.htm
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-dut1.htm
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