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staf250
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Message 42 of 52

03 June 2009 at 11:29am | IP Logged

I think that at this moment there is only one spelling in Dutch.
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Vinbelgium
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Message 43 of 52

03 June 2009 at 2:50pm | IP Logged

staf250 wrote:

I think that at this moment there is only one spelling in Dutch.

Yes, but it's changed a few years ago again ... (third time or so in quite a
short while)

'Het Groene Boekje' uses the new spelling. 'Het Witte Boekje' is against the new spelling
(it's too complicated according to them), so they keep supporting the old spelling.

I don't learn all these irregularities anymore.
Instead of making everything clearer and simpler, they only complicate it more.

Edited by Vinbelgium on 03 June 2009 at 2:53pm
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GuardianJY
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Message 44 of 52

03 June 2009 at 6:13pm | IP Logged

reasonableman wrote:

I saw a link to this and it is pretty relevant and startling:

We must polish the Polish furniture.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
The soldier decided to desert in the desert.
This was a good time to present the present.
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
I did not object to the object.
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
The bandage was wound around the wound.
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
They were too close to the door to close it.
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
They sent a sewer down to stitch the tear in the sewer line.
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
After a number of injections my jaw got number.
Upon seeing the tear in my clothes I shed a tear.
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
I read it once and will read it agen
I learned much from this learned treatise.
I was content to note the content of the message.
The Blessed Virgin blessed her. Blessed her richly.
It's a bit wicked to over-trim a short wicked candle.
If he will absent himself we mark him absent.
I incline toward bypassing the incline.

I think I just became grateful I learned English from birth...
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Bao
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Message 45 of 52

03 June 2009 at 7:34pm | IP Logged

Whenever I see the subject line of this thread I automatically think
"English - The Mostest Difficultest Language?"
(Must abstain from lolcats.)
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Recht
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Message 46 of 52

04 June 2009 at 12:06am | IP Logged

This has pretty much been proven.

English has the most nightmarish spelling and pronunciation imaginable. Non Native
speakers, I'm impressed.

You're amazing.
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Bao
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Message 47 of 52

04 June 2009 at 12:20am | IP Logged

Recht wrote:

This has pretty much been proven.

English has the most nightmarish spelling and pronunciation imaginable. Non Native
speakers, I'm impressed.

You're amazing.

That was a good one! You almost had me there!
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Recht
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Message 48 of 52

04 June 2009 at 12:23am | IP Logged

Bao wrote:

Recht wrote:

This has pretty much been proven.

English has the most nightmarish spelling and pronunciation imaginable. Non Native
speakers, I'm impressed.

You're amazing.

That was a good one! You almost had me there!

hmmm?

I was being serious.

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