Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My French relatives call Dutch a disease of the mouth...But I do not agree with them and find Dutch reasonably easy to learn. Yes, the pronounciation can be challenging but the grammar and structure of the language are quite simple. Living in Belgium, I have learned both French and Dutch, and I think each has its own set of difficulties. I have often contemplated writing a letter to the Academie Francaise suggesting some simplifying changes to the language. The only problem is that I would make too many errors in such a letter ;-) Nathan Chandos Michael Brown wrote: > And a secret language it is. When I was teaching in the university in > Leiden, attempting to master at least a basic level of walk-about Dutch, my > friends and colleagues made merciless fun of me. "Why bother?" they'd > say. "*You're* not Dutch. Speak English." > > And then there's the absolutely occult "austjeblieft" (sic), which only the > Dutch and the Illuminati know when to use properly. > > Chandos - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator Belgium photo page: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman