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• No Spanish-language newspapers in Bend, Oregon... — 15 June 2011 • "Do you understand this?" — A rude question in the wrong language... • Some Irish-English terms ... • Some European English words compared to their American equivalent... • Euro-English spelling.... • "Thanks a million" — an Irish-English expression, upgraded in translation from Gaelic... • The bilingual are nearly useless to the student of their language....
• Phonetic — I wouldn't want to have to learn English.... • "Simplified French" — the Dutch tend to believe that English is the easiest language to learn.... • How to say "drunk" in Irish English ...
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• There are a few Gaelic words extant in Irish English... • The Gaelic Irish language is in danger of extinction... • The possibility that the English language will evolve a decent spelling system... • De Nieuwe Spelling — the "new" spelling of the Dutch language. • Eet smakelijk — the Dutch version of the pervasive European (sometimes compulsory) expression "enjoy your meal." ... • "Estoy pobre," — the difference between two Spanish words for "to be" ... • Dutch is notoriously difficult. But why? ... • Sorry — "excuse me" in European English ... • "Alstublieft" — a hyper-polite word in the Dutch language ...
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• English, the global lingua franca ... • Cursing in Ireland... • Cursing in The Netherlands...
• Good Dutch words ...
• Good Romanian words ... • De and het — two Dutch words for "the"... • The rogue Irish comma ... • Quitting English in Holland ... • Y'all — there's no plural "you" in normal English. ... • [To be] after; the Irish-English past tense ... • At the "nonstop" — drinking late in smalltown Romania ... • "Effort yourself" to learn some Spanish — working in a Mexican restaurant in Spain...
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