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Treborius |
Nov 7 2005, 04:39 PM
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Associate
Joined: 7-November 05
From: The Netherlands

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I'm a native Dutch speaker, but I (along with most Dutch people) can speak English quite fluently. I also know some German and a bit of French. Dutch is a totally different language than German although it may sound the same to foreigners' ears. Both languages have simularities, but German people have a hard time understanding Dutch and vice versa. Dutch is a difficult language to master, since its grammar is quite strange and the word order is also different from English. For more info, visit Wikipedia. Strange language fact: The Dutch word for 'squirrel' is 'eekhoorn' which is pronounced 'acorn'... The words seem connected, but mean something completely different. I imagine this scene about the origin of the word 'acorn': An englishman and a dutchman walk through a forest. The englishman sees a squirrel with a strange nut in its hands, he had never seen before. "What's that thing?" he asks the dutchman. "It's an eekhoorn", the dutchman replies, assuming the englisman meant the animal, not the nut. Since then the oak tree's fruit is called 'acorn'. 
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minque |
Nov 7 2005, 10:06 PM
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Wise Woman

Joined: 11-February 05
From: Where I can watch you!!

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QUOTE(Treborius @ Nov 7 2005, 04:39 PM) I'm a native Dutch speaker, but I (along with most Dutch people) can speak English quite fluently. I also know some German and a bit of French. Dutch is a totally different language than German although it may sound the same to foreigners' ears. Both languages have simularities, but German people have a hard time understanding Dutch and vice versa. Dutch is a difficult language to master, since its grammar is quite strange and the word order is also different from English. For more info, visit Wikipedia. Strange language fact: The Dutch word for 'squirrel' is 'eekhoorn' which is pronounced 'acorn'... The words seem connected, but mean something completely different. I imagine this scene about the origin of the word 'acorn': An englishman and a dutchman walk through a forest. The englishman sees a squirrel with a strange nut in its hands, he had never seen before. "What's that thing?" he asks the dutchman. "It's an eekhoorn", the dutchman replies, assuming the englisman meant the animal, not the nut. Since then the oak tree's fruit is called 'acorn'.  I agree that dutch and german are indeed different..but! I´m swedish and I claim that I actually can read dutch in some extent!..and also understand what I read. There are some similarities between dutch and swedish.....but I´m not referring to grammar and stuff..just the words.. 
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Chomh fada agus a bhionn daoine ah creiduint in aif�iseach, leanfaidh said na n-aingniomhi a choireamh (Voltaire)Facebook
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Elongar |
Nov 8 2005, 08:47 PM
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Finder

Joined: 19-February 05
From: Depends

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QUOTE(minque @ Nov 7 2005, 09:06 PM) I agree that dutch and german are indeed different..but! I´m swedish and I claim that I actually can read dutch in some extent!..and also understand what I read. There are some similarities between dutch and swedish.....but I´m not referring to grammar and stuff..just the words..  I would agree here too, but I had a dutch person speak to me once, and I could understand nearly everything. Again, the same thing minque said applies to German and Dutch too. I can understand the words well, but I don't have a clue about the grammar. Generally, a sentence spoken in German and a sentence spoken in Dutch will sound similar, but with a different dialogue, different accent, and some words that may be totally different.
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Power of the Shadow made human flesh,
wakened to turmoil, strife and ruin.
The Reborn One, marked and bleeding,
dances the sword in dreams and mist,
chains the Shadowsworn to his will,
from the city, lost and forsaken,
leads the spears to war once more,
breaks the spears and makes them see,
truth long hidden in the ancient dream.
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