Why does English use the French spelling for Bruges, but the Dutch spelling for the Bruges suburb Zeebrugge?
Why does English either both French spellings (Bruges / Zeebruges) or both Dutch spellings (Brugge / Zeebrugge)?
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The above sub-text should read:
Why does English not use either both French spellings (Bruges / Zeebruges) or both Dutch spellings (Brugge / Zeebrugge)?
First of all let’s get something straight: Zeebrugge is by no means a “suburb” of Brugge. It is a large industrial and passenger port (ferries) and is the connection with the sea of the canal connectng Brugge, a leftover from the days Brugge was an important port by itself , before that part of the North sea silted in.
Now as to the spelling of our English friends: could it be that the English (for somewhat pedantic reasons) have a predilection for using French words or expressions (of which they sometimes have not the slightest notion) mixed with their daily fish and chips English? Examples: déja-vu; double entendre,etc. And so they prefer the French spelling as this sounds more “chic”.
Note for the previous answerer: when you say the see withdrew surely you mean the Holy see??When was that???
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