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  • #31
    Originally posted by Devil of Truth
    Good guess. Regtig = werkelijk.
    Yeah, that's not hard to guess. Afrikaans is just regular Dutch only with loads and loads of typos
    90% of Afrikaans can be understood by Dutch people without too much effort (in this case 'regtig' comes from the German/Medieval Dutch word 'richtig' which means the same thing).

    You said I sound Flemish, why? How is the spelling or grammar different? (Excuse my ignorance)
    Flemish is officially identical to Dutch, but Flemish people formulate their sentences a little more... cumbersome, roundabout ('woorden gebruiken' instead of 'spreken') and it's a bit more formal (you used 'u' instead of 'jullie', Dutch people are rude and only use 'u' if it's absolutely necessary ). Also, you used 'erkent' where you meant to say 'herkent' (erkennen = recognize as in acknowledge, herkennen = recognize as in identify), which would be a typical Flemish mistake as they tend to use the French silent h sometimes in spoken language. Finally, the Flemish usage of words is sometimes slightly differently from Dutch, which could theoretically apply to 'erkennen' as well, though I doubt it actually does.

    Flemish is a bit more poetic, I suppose (which probably explains why there are far more native-speaking Flemish poets/song-writers/singers/etc than Dutch ones ), while Dutch is more to the point. A Dutch person would have simply said 'Dan zal ik een taal spreken die jullie ook niet kennen.'

    But that's probably a lot more than you wanted to know



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    • #32
      Originally posted by Locutus
      But that's probably a lot more than you wanted to know
      Helemaal niet. Eigenlijk zeer interessant. Dank u.
      If something doesn't feel right, you're not feeling the right thing.

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      • #33
        Originally posted by Devil of Truth
        Helemaal niet. Eigenlijk zeer interessant. Dank u.
        I agree. Thanks Locutus.
        "Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston Churchill

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        • #34
          "Kill a man and you are a murder.
          Kill thousands and you are a conquer.
          Kill all and you are a God!"
          -Jean Rostand

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          • #35
            Originally posted by ískallin
            Iss ég hef flottasta leynimálið hitt er bara eitthvað meiningarlaust bull, ekki satt allir íslendingar sem ekki segja orð?
            Jújú, nákvæmlega.
            "Aye, I suppose I can stay up that late."

            James C. Maxwell when he was told there was a mandatory 6 AM mass at the Cambridge chapel.

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            • #36
              Quel charabia!


              I guess even Locutus doesn't know what it means.
              "Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston Churchill

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              • #37
                Originally posted by Tamerlin
                Quel charabia! I guess even Locutus doesn't know what it means.
                Oui. What nonsense, hey ? You don’t know how right you actually are. I think that was basically what ískallin was saying, and Gunnar Thor agreed.
                If something doesn't feel right, you're not feeling the right thing.

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                • #38
                  Sy sprekken allegear har eigen bargedútsk. Ik ferstea dêr neat mear fan. It is allegear sljochtweihinne. Ik tocht dat dit oer CTP2 gie, mar blykbar ha ik mysels fersint. Kinne wy werom nei it tema gean. Oars wurdst it neat mei dizze thread. It is net komysk mear.

                  "bûter, brea en griene tsiis, wa dat net sizze kin is gjin oprjochte Frys." Grutte Pier
                  "Intellectual freedom is the only guarantee of a scientific - democratic approach to politics, economic development, and culture."
                  Andrei Dmitrievich SAKHAROV
                  Soviet nuclear physicist and human-rights advocate (1921-1989)

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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by Devil of Truth
                    Oui. What nonsense, hey ? You don’t know how right you actually are. I think that was basically what ískallin was saying, and Gunnar Thor agreed.
                    Ca n'est pas juste !

                    Yes, it is not fair, everybody understands when I speak french...

                    I don't want to play with you anymore...
                    "Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston Churchill

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                    • #40
                      C'est un petit monde, Tamerlin.
                      If something doesn't feel right, you're not feeling the right thing.

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                      • #41
                        even more
                        "Kill a man and you are a murder.
                        Kill thousands and you are a conquer.
                        Kill all and you are a God!"
                        -Jean Rostand

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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by Devil of Truth
                          C'est un petit monde, Tamerlin.
                          "Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston Churchill

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                          • #43
                            Ceci n'est pas un monde
                            Concrete, Abstract, or Squoingy?
                            "I don't believe in giving scripting languages because the only additional power they give users is the power to create bugs." - Mike Breitkreutz, Firaxis

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                            • #44
                              Originally posted by Tamerlin


                              Ca n'est pas juste !

                              Yes, it is not fair, everybody understands when I speak french...

                              I don't want to play with you anymore...
                              Nous tous parlons le français couramment.
                              One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.

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                              • #45
                                BTW All this foreign talk is against forum rules.
                                One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.

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