On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 20:24:26 +0100, Erick T. Barkhuis
wrote:
>James Silverton:
>
>> However in my experience,
>> the most likely mainland country to find someone who would use
>> English is Holland but, not wishing to be sarcastic, who speaks
>> Dutch but Dutch people and some Belgians? More's the pity, I
>> could get to like the language even if some of the vowel sounds
>> are a challenge :-)
>
>You're absolutely right.
>
>I have never heard a non-native dutch speaking person pronouce something
>like:
> "'s Morgens fluitend schaatsen vanuit IJmuiden om 's avonds
> eindelijk te schrobben in 's Gravenhage"
>correctly...not even those who completed their Advanced Masters in Dutch.
>
>OK. Try it! :-)
God verdorie!
Keith (formerly of Bristol UK)
now moved to Berlin/nach Berlin umgezogen |