just though i'd start a thread devoted to languages, dialects/sociolects and accents, with the idea being that posters can comment on any language, or dialect or accent of any language, on this thread.. any phrases, expressions or idioms that you find interesting are also welcome.
first, the subject of english accents came up on another thread.. the british isles have many different types of accent (although many of the dialects may be dying out), and if i start to take a closer look, i can't help but see 'patterns' .... in received pronunciation of standard english, the letter r is pronounced initially, between vowels, and after consonants, e.g.
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Loveunieetcetera, the problem with English spoken by Dutch people is that it is too direct.
Like "I thank you from the bottom of my heart".
And misjudge replies like "that's interesting" for real.
And we give our real opinion.
If you ask a dutchmen his opinion, you get a real answer. "Do you like my new shoes" can be replied with "No, I prefer an other model".
See:
G.https://dutchreview.com/culture/living-in-the-netherlands/guide-to-dutch-directness/
And we like it 😂😂😂
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g. was binge watching on amazon prime the serie the man on the high castle.
because my interest in history subjects a good choice!
what i mentioned was the family of john smith, the obergruppenfuhrer.
G. was binge watching on Amazon Prime the serie The Man on the High Castle. Because my interest in history subjects a good choice!
What I mentioned was the family of John Smith, the obergruppenfuhrer. It felt acurate, a family acting in a social system, a group, in their case the SS.
It could be a JW family. Organization first.
It could be a fading family, too. Knowing it is a way of living, high moral standards, pure and clean, until you wake up, due to a reason in this case the sickness of the son. Working a way out.
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just though i'd start a thread devoted to languages, dialects/sociolects and accents, with the idea being that posters can comment on any language, or dialect or accent of any language, on this thread.. any phrases, expressions or idioms that you find interesting are also welcome.
first, the subject of english accents came up on another thread.. the british isles have many different types of accent (although many of the dialects may be dying out), and if i start to take a closer look, i can't help but see 'patterns' .... in received pronunciation of standard english, the letter r is pronounced initially, between vowels, and after consonants, e.g.
red, arrow, break.
Even in out tiny country Kingdom of the Netherlands (aka Holland) every city and region has dialects).
What I find special is that if I watch a Scandinavian TV serie (Danish, Swedish, Norwegian etc) I can understand a lot of words, that are the same or similar to us.
German we understand because Dutch is a "low German" language.
English is very similar to the Frisian language, the language of our region Friesland.
Most Dutch speak and understand English because we have many English TV series and subtitled to Dutch.
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do you remember those families where all the sons and daughters had weird biblical names?.
i recall a " machlon" , "eunice" , even a "jehosafath".
can you believe it..
Milton , Nathan etc.
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this letter was posted on the aust and nz facebook group this week.. it is self explanatory!
wow.... it seems to be their attempt at controlling the situation after the arc fallout.. .
Organization first, second and third.
Humans zero.
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https://medium.com/@alexcjensen/forget-burgers-mcdonalds-is-a-real-estate-company-49658d4d9061.
this article shows the importancy of real estate for a big shot like mcd.. we could see jw.org like that.
with the local congregation acting for franchiser.
https://medium.com/@alexcjensen/forget-burgers-mcdonalds-is-a-real-estate-company-49658d4d9061
This article shows the importancy of real estate for a big shot like mcd.
We could see jw.org like that. With the local congregation acting for franchiser. And the real estate for the organizational asset.
A business model.
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i came across this on a google-linked site and would love to know where this location is.. i'd hazard a guess it's on a greek island, but if it is, which one?.
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Euro's are earned in Holland and spend by Greece. Don't support them. 😁
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not long ago, jw.org claimed that those against the gb are mentally retarded.. today i found this background article:.
https://medium.com/s/story/the-rise-and-fall-of-mentally-retarded-e3b9eea23018.
it's something!.
Not long ago, jw.org claimed that those against the GB are mentally retarded.
Today I found this background article:
https://medium.com/s/story/the-rise-and-fall-of-mentally-retarded-e3b9eea23018
It's something!
G.
did you see the performance of stephen lett on august broadcasting?.
the illustration of painting the kingdom hall?.
used for explaining that you have to listen to elders even when they are totaly wrong?.
Did you see the performance of Stephen Lett on august broadcasting?
The illustration of painting the kingdom hall?
Used for explaining that you have to listen to elders even when they are totaly wrong?
Never seen such openly nonsense.
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i wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has posted here as i have been reading all of them.
i have realized that i am not alone in my struggles and the realization that the " truth" is a bunch of crap.
i have been over come with emotion over the last years or so.
Same path, my friend.
Now faded for nearly 10 years!
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