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5844
Hi list. Way back when I was first starting to learn Dutch, I noticed a possible connection between the word 'neighbour' and the Dutch word 'buur'. A little...
Julian & Sjoekie Wilson
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Jun 1, 2004
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5845
Hi, Julian, Sjoekje, List. Looks like we're fond of good old Etymology. Take a look (at the bottom) at what www.etymonline.com says about neighbour(hood): ...
Wilson Quinette
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Jun 1, 2004
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5846
... Like you, I am also only an amateur linguist. But I have just finished reading 'Old English and Its Closest Relatives' ...
Giles Todd
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Jun 1, 2004
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Old Low Franconian is that like flemish (vlaams) i read somewhere that charlimagne (the frank from aachen who controled the holy roman empire) that this was...
Jonas C
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Jun 2, 2004
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Hi Giles. Thanks for the recommendation. In fact the title you mention was recently added to my bookshelf, though I haven't read it from cover to cover yet....
Julian & Sjoekie Wilson
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Hi Wilson. Thanks for the etymology and the websites - I've bookmarked both of them. Best regards, Julian Wilson ... [snip etymology]...
Julian & Sjoekie Wilson
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5850
... Here's a sample (from Psalm 65): 2. Singit gode, al ertha, lof quethet namon sinin, geuet guolikheide loui sinin. 3. Quethit gode: so eiselika thing sint...
Giles Todd
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Jun 2, 2004
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5851
I liked reading "The Name Game", by Colin Rose. It will help you explore the relationships between Dutch and English. For example: English th is often d in...
Sylvia
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Jun 2, 2004
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Hi there. I haven't read _The Name Game_, but I once made a list of common correspondences between Dutch and English. Some of them are even clearer if you go...
Julian & Sjoekie Wilson
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Jun 3, 2004
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5853 Martin Cleaver
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Jun 5, 2004
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... [snip] The full collection is here: http://locke.ccil.org/~cowan/essential.html Giles....
Giles Todd
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Jun 5, 2004
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Some recent posters may be interested in this link: http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/oe/pater_noster_germanic.html The page facilitates comparisons...
Giles Todd
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Jun 6, 2004
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5856
Hi list. Recently when filling in a Dutch form, I noticed the word 'gaarne'. In context it appeared to mean 'graag', which one could translate in English as...
Julian & Sjoekie Wilson
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Jun 10, 2004
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5857
(Nederlands en Engels My apologies for x-posting) Hoi allemaal Ik ben docent NT2, en ik heb een vraagje voor zowel de leraars NT2 als de studenten. Iedereen...
Frank Verhoft
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Jun 17, 2004
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5858
We hebben vaak dezelfde problemen (met Engelsprekende mensen). Met de laagopgeleide mensen (die vaak hun eigen taal niet goed spreken!), proberen we het uit...
Renee Jennette
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Jun 17, 2004
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5859
Frank, Ik heb geen mirakel voor je, maar ik ben zowel student (Nederlands) als leraar (Engels) geweest, en ik begrijp het probleem. I was a teach of English...
Stan Levinson
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Jun 17, 2004
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5860
Hi to everyone following this discussion. May I mention that when I was learning basic Dutch at Noorderpoortcollege here in Groningen, I tried to memorize the...
Julian & Sjoekie Wilson
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Jun 19, 2004
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5861
Does anyone know how I could get cheap accommodation for 2 weeks in NL? I mean hiring a place for two weeks in advance or so and not day by day paying around...
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Jun 26, 2004
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... At the risk of being accused of spamming, my wife and I run a B&B in Friesland which is about half the price you mention and you can book for two weeks and...
Peter M. Forster
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Jun 27, 2004
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5863
Hello All, I am looking for Dutch Course during summer preferably intensive course (in Amstelveen or Amsterdam) with reasonable price. I took Dutch course in...
yasmin husain
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Jul 6, 2004
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5864
Dag allemaal, Ik kan nauwelijks een beetje NL spreken en ik heb "miljoennota 2005" in de media vaak gezien; maar ik kan 't niet verstaan. Het is iets...
Derek Terveer
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Sep 19, 2004
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5865
... Je bent al behoorlijk ver... de miljoenennota is wat zijn in het brits "The Budget" noemen. Op de derde dinsdag van september (ook een begrip) presenteert...
Martin Cleaver
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Sep 19, 2004
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5866
... Groeten Martin! Veel bedand voor U antwoord. Het is een "nota" omdat 't een (in 't Engels) "bill" is, en de miljoen gedeelte omdat.... er zijn miljoenen...
Derek Terveer
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Sep 20, 2004
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5867
... "Nota" is ook regeringsvoorstel (white paper) en miljoenen omdat het gaat om het geven (of in dit geval nemen :( van grote bedragen. Eigenlijk zou het nu -...
Martin Cleaver
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5868
... Yup, it'll be a sizzling autumn, since it's all bad news for everyone this year. I expect the first strikes today. Anyway, if you've never seen this. Go...
Royi Eltink
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Sep 20, 2004
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5869
We are two students that are investigating what foreigners think of the Dutch mobile phone providers. Could you please forward the below eMail the members in...
Martin Cleaver
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Oct 1, 2004
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5870
Hoi I found a good website to learn dutch online http://home.tiscali.nl/frankwil/index.htm Ik vind een goed website om online te studeren Nederlands ...
frankdon50
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Nov 13, 2004
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5871
"Op dinsdag, 21 december gaan Amsterdammers vanuit diverse achtergronden met elkaar in gesprek over het thema "leefbaarheid": samen wonen, werken en leven in...
Christopher Davies
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Dec 20, 2004
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VROLIJKE KERST DAGEN = MERRY CHRISTMAS en GELUKKIG/HAPPY 2005 VROLIJKE KERSTDAGEN/MERRY CHRISTMAS GELUKKIG NIEUWE JAAR/HAPPY NEW YEAR With all best wishes for...
Christopher Davies
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Dec 27, 2004
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5873
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