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25038
Hello everyone, I will be soon searching for a native English speaker to correct my English. Some academic background and reasonable rates will be appreciated...
gina14it
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Jun 1, 2007
2:19 pm
25039
Hello everyone! could please someone explain me now how I should answer this question? as I started late my dutch class and is getting really difficult . ...
myri_81
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Jun 1, 2007
2:42 pm
25041
I assume you understand the question. I think they are looking for something like this: Op zaterdag, ik heb Haarlem geweest. Ik had haringen gegeten. mvg ...
George van der Merwede
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Jun 1, 2007
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25042
Dear george, thank you very much! now I understand using heb +GE verb! I was very confuse! Regards Myriam...
myri_81
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25043
Hi Myriam, I don't actually know of anyone personally who has done the Dutch Language School but it looks like they have a good success rate for those who take...
Leigh Priest
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Jun 1, 2007
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Katja, I would be glad to help you in English! I am American, and am also a writer and free-lance editor. Just let me know when you need some help and I will...
Luna
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Jun 1, 2007
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25045
Hello I think this link can be helpfull to hear some dutch. http://www.steffie.nl/ I can also send the setups for dictionairies on pc, englisch-dutch and...
Richard le Comte
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Jun 1, 2007
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25046
Richard, Thank you for posting that! I'm finding it very useful in being able to actually hear Dutch... reminds me of when I was in Arnhem watching children's...
Luna
lunagoddess82
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Jun 1, 2007
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25047
Hehehe...this is a really good site :-). Are there others like this covering different topics? I've been listening to Laura Speaks Dutch ...
Rick Thomas
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Jun 2, 2007
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25048
ah, oke,, and thisone is also interesting. http://www.taalthuis.com/course/hoofd.htm Richard. ... From: Rick Thomas To:...
Richard le Comte
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Jun 2, 2007
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25049
Does anyone know any websites which I can find similar exercises as EHBN (Eerste Hulp Bij Nederland) software which is used at my ROC as exercise for ...
Soraya Abdat
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Jun 2, 2007
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25050
I can help. I am not native though. And no charges cheers ... From: gina14it <ginita@...> To: DUTCH-ENGLISH-STUDY-GROUP@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, 1...
KEN
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Jun 3, 2007
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25051
Hi Ken, Thanks for your kind reaction. I think I'll accept help from the first person to offer it. Might it be a good idea to share discussion points and...
gina14it
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Jun 3, 2007
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25052
Good question! The short answer is, in the case of "theoretic" and "academical," there is no difference. However, it is most common to say "theoretical" and ...
Luna
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Jun 4, 2007
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25053
Thanks for your reply! Right, so I say: theoretical research academic approach results of empirical study Anyone more examples? Funny there seems to be no...
gina14it
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Jun 4, 2007
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25054
Hehe, as far as I know or have been able to dig up, there isn't - at least, I can't locate any rule associated with it... it just seems to be the way the ...
Luna
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Jun 5, 2007
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25055
There are indeed so many words I use heuristics or intuition to choose the right form for, which often appears not actually the right one... ...
gina14it
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Jun 6, 2007
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On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 06:08:26 -0700 (PDT), Luna <lunagoddess82@...> ... How does the rule not apply here? The E *is* before the I in receipt, isn't it? -- ...
Godwin Stewart
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Jun 6, 2007
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25057
... It becomes even more fun when you use adverbs. Adjectives that *don't* take the "al" at the end, such as automatic, *do* take one in the adverb:...
Godwin Stewart
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Jun 6, 2007
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25058
Yes, that's an easy explanation; I typed the wrong word. There's a very similar word that I was trying to think of, I got it mixed up with another word and...
Luna
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Jun 6, 2007
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 06:27:49 -0700 (PDT), Luna <lunagoddess82@...> ... Yes, but the rule only applies to words where the "ie" or "ei" is pronounced as...
Godwin Stewart
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Jun 6, 2007
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Gina, In the case of "rhetoric/rhetorical" and "logic/logical," these are nouns vs. adjectives, i.e. "I won't listen to your rhetoric" versus "I'm asking a ...
Luna
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Jun 6, 2007
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25061
Note inserted by moderator: Please trim unnecessary content. ... Other examples of not following the rule are 'neigh, neighbor,neither, and either'....
Mid
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Jun 6, 2007
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25062
... These words aren't supposed to follow the rule in the first place because they aren't pronounced "ee" (as in "cheese"). Some people pronounce "either" and...
Godwin Stewart
grschinon
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Jun 6, 2007
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25063
... "eether" and "neether" ... This is true of "proper" or "The Queen's" English; however in America everyone says "neether" and "eether." It's really more of...
Luna
lunagoddess82
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Jun 6, 2007
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25064
I hadn't realised that the rule only applied as you say Godwin. That explains a lot. By any chance do you know whether there is any rule about when we use past...
janishindman
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Jun 7, 2007
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25065
On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:37:02 -0000, "janishindman" ... AFAIK, we just learn them as-is. I'm not aware of any such rules - but then again I'm not a language...
Godwin Stewart
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Jun 7, 2007
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25066
Hallo, I read once that the use is not really grammatical, but by ear: whichever sounds best! Leigh...
Leigh Priest
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Jun 7, 2007
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25067
Hallo, again, I forgot to add that it seems to me that -ed endings would be more suitable (generally) in written texts, other than dialogue or poetry. This is...
Leigh Priest
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Jun 7, 2007
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25068
On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:33:37 +0100, Leigh Priest ... Not at all, no. However, it might vary between US English and British English. I learned British English,...
Godwin Stewart
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