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| | I've lived in the Netherlands for a total of about two years.* I've attempted to educate myself about the language during these times, and I remain interested in het Nederlands. | |
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| • Some good Dutch words... • The Dutch don't appreciate coarse language.... • The "New Spelling" of the Dutch language, 1996...
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• I refused to speak English at the grocer today. — 18 December 2004
• De, het; two words for "the" — September 2004
• Gedogen: active tolerance — May 2004
• Eet smakelijk — the ubiquitous European "enjoy your meal" that does not really translate into English.... — 12 april 2004
• Alstublieft: "if it pleases you." A hyperpolite and useful word and social custom — March 2004
• Dutch, notoriously difficult — difficult or just notorious? Spring 2004
• I tried to learn Dutch the first time I lived in Holland, Winter 2000
• "English is basically simplified French" — a Dutch person, November 2000...
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*I lived in Amsterdam between May and December of 2000, and in Nijmegen from August 2003 until January 2005.
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