Thread: Treaty of Versailles
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Old 10-20-2007
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Re: Treaty of Versailles
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Originally Posted by White Rabbit View Post
I don't doubt the origin or validity of the German title. I'm only explaining why us Anglos ain't going to call him Emperor!
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Still, Kaiser means exactly the same as Emperor, even though the two words have different origins. It is just like u-boat and submarine, "under water boat" and "submarine boat".
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