Molesworth wrote:

In article ,
Pete Verdon d wrote:

A British soldier I once sailed with, who had served mostly in Germany,
told me he spoke Plattdeutsch more than standard German. I think he had
a north German wife.

AIUI 'Platt' as opposed to 'Hoch' Deutsche is 'street/slang/local' as
opposed to 'High/RP' German.

No. It is a (very old) language of its own
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