Hawken Pronunciation/spelling fun!

[Newtire]

Actual Germans call themselves Deutsch to this day. After all, they live in Deutschland. I’m nearly 100% Dutch from Friesland and we don’t appreciate folks calling Germans Dutch...

I heard it was because they had to go to Holland to get a ride on a Dutch ship. This was what ancestors of mine passed down. Who knows?

 

[Pete G]

I was 14 yrs old before I learned that "damyankee" was actually two words

 

[Tanglefoot]

Rednexx ..... It's not???

 

[Whitworth]

Ain't it Hulk'n?

 

[Mad L]

I heard it was because they had to go to Holland to get a ride on a Dutch ship. This was what ancestors of mine passed down. Who knows?

Half German, half Scott here;
I was always told it was because 'Germany' was not yet a stable 'country's, just coming out of the fall of the Holly Roman Empire they were still pretty much a group of warring 'states' seeking power and control.
In Europe many referred to "Germans" as 'Nomads'. While here in the colonies they well knew of Holland and the Dutch so pretty much called all "Dutchies" even when many were actually 'Germans'.

But for me, I call mine a 'Hawkin'

 

[Griz44Mag]

I’ve had way too much coffee!!!

That can be counteracted with a good stiff Irish single, in a double sot.......

 

[Griz44Mag]

Souds like youses got it figerd out

I would think "Hawken" would be proper for either singular or plural.
However Moose = meeses
Mouse = Meeses

So - no more suspense - would it be proper to use "Hawkeenes???

 

[Bad Karma]

I heard it was because they had to go to Holland to get a ride on a Dutch ship. This was what ancestors of mine passed down. Who knows?

Well it’s true that the Dutch were among the premier oceangoing nations at one time. But really the German people call themselves “Deutch“ in the German language. English people and others from New York down to Pennsylvania called the Amish “dutch” by mistake... us true Dutch are also a forgiving people and allow them this mistake without a grudge...

 

[Snakebite]

Hawkins - does bug me. Also, their, they're and there and your, you're, etc. I'm no English major, but just some common correct spelling would be nice. (I am married to a prior teacher, after 45 years that may have something to do with it)

 

[Kansas Jake]

"Me and Joe went...." bugs me. A person normally wouldn't say "Me went to the store." Also, one normally names the other party first. "Joe and I went..." Of course Jedediah Smith who read the Bible a lot probably said "Me and Gabe went buffer huntin."

 

[Mad L]

I went buffer hunting once, shot me a bear in my pajamas.
I was so glad to get me pajamas back, hunting buffer gets Cold!

 

[Geraldtomlin]

OMG!

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

I have to release some of my OCD this afternoon. It is a Hawken rifle. It is not a Hawkin, Hawkins, or Hawkens. I’m curious if the word Hawken is used the same as the word deer? There is a deer in my yard. There are ten deer in my yard. Saying “There are ten deers in my yard” is just wrong lol!!! Is it....I have four Hawken rifles or I have four Hawkens rifles? I’ve had way too much coffee!!!

I have a buch of Hawkers....