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minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up74arrow-down1·1 day agoThis “cuck” is probably an anglicism. Also, the barrier between English and Dutch is pretty flimsy.
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 day agoYou mean something that sounds dumb in English also sounds dumb in Dutch? Wow!
minus-squareMissJinx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoI don’t speak dutch and this is very clear. Is that what dutch is? English but like a 4yo is talking
minus-squarecybersandwich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 day agoI’ve heard it described as “a drunk British sailor trying to speak German”.
minus-squareDr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·edit-21 day agoI wish the Dutch would respect my barriers more.
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 day agoYou know, a few hundred years ago, they respect the barriers even less. Especially to their colonies.
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 day agoA few hundred years ago, their language was a German dialect!
minus-squareShou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 hours agoDidn’t every language start as a dialect?
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoPossibly, but the distinction here is that the differentiation of Dutch and German didn’t happen that long ago, and this would be a lot more obvious if the German dialects that are closest to Dutch weren’t nearly dead.
minus-squareThekingoflorda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoWe only respect water barriers.
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 day agoClearly, you’ve never heard of the Dutch East India Company
minus-squarekindenough@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoThe “VOC” is standard material in history class. What Thekingoflorda is referring to is flood control in the Netherlands.
This “cuck” is probably an anglicism.
Also, the barrier between English and Dutch is pretty flimsy.
You mean something that sounds dumb in English also sounds dumb in Dutch? Wow!
I don’t speak dutch and this is very clear. Is that what dutch is? English but like a 4yo is talking
I’ve heard it described as “a drunk British sailor trying to speak German”.
I wish the Dutch would respect my barriers more.
You know, a few hundred years ago, they respect the barriers even less.
Especially to their colonies.
A few hundred years ago, their language was a German dialect!
Didn’t every language start as a dialect?
Possibly, but the distinction here is that the differentiation of Dutch and German didn’t happen that long ago, and this would be a lot more obvious if the German dialects that are closest to Dutch weren’t nearly dead.
We only respect water barriers.
Clearly, you’ve never heard of the Dutch East India Company
The “VOC” is standard material in history class.
What Thekingoflorda is referring to is flood control in the Netherlands.