Meer dan en net zo veel als
For reasons unknown to me, the DWOTD Facebook page received a few hundred likes over the past 2 months. Not bad for an inactive page 😉 However, over 3000 likes is something to celebrate. Bedankt...
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The first official publication on Dutch spelling dates from 1804. In the 17th century different forms of spelling of the same word were still allowed. For example, taking the past participle of the...
View ArticleWelkom in de buurt
My new neighbour still has some work to do before moving in, but he already received his ‘Welcome to the neighbourhood’ package (filled with potentially useful or useless local promotions). In Dutch...
View ArticleSambal erbij?
“Bonnetje erbij?”, “tasje erbij?” or “koekje erbij?” So far you may have gathered from context what is asked, but what does ‘erbij’ really mean? ‘Erbij’ is an adverb that means something like ‘(to go)...
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