The sheer Nordic weirdness of the Shetlands is mibees my favourite Scottish accent, being so unlike "the Mainland". Orkney manages the Nordic thing with a weird but not unpleasant Welsh sounding lilt as well. For Ireland, a soft (very soft please) Cork accent.
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Well, I know you've all been on tenterhooks for the last week.
I began Intermediate German on Wednesday evening. Teacher Moira is lovely, classmates a mixed and entertaining bunch. Getting to talk German with a bit of structure and support was very enjoyable, so I'm happy with my decision.
Had to do a bit of writing at the end so Moira could see what we knew individually. Luckily, my handwriting will make it quite hard for her to be certain just how bad my grammar is.
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Originally posted by Patrick Thistle View PostAnyone know anyone who speaks Esperanto.
Me and Mrs Thistle have talked about learning Welsh as a) we've both lived longer in Wales then anywhere else, and b) we could use it to keep our conversations private when back in England e.g. if we wanted to express frustration with my parents about something they've said
Did anyone own up to knowing esperanto. I have a question about something I found in my Dad's things.
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I found myself this year reading a bedtime story in Dutch, despite not knowing the language.
It's just if you know German and English, written Dutch makes enough sense that you can, at least, work out the gist of the the text and sometimes understand it completely. If I had to, (Although spoken Dutch makes little sense at all.) I reckon I could learn Dutch, but I clearly have no need to at the moment.
The odd thing is, when I speak German in Germany, I'd say about 20% of Germans think I'm Dutch. I've even had (unheated) arguments where I've had to deny being a Holländer.
My Flemish Belgian friend thinks this is ridiculous and says I "sound like a fucking Nordengländer speaking German" (which is true).Last edited by Stumpy Pepys; 09-06-2023, 22:42.
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Originally posted by Patrick Thistle View PostDid anyone own up to knowing esperanto. I have a question about something I found in my Dad's things
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Originally posted by Stumpy Pepys View PostI found myself this year reading a bedtime story in Dutch, despite not knowing the language.
It's just if you know German and English, written Dutch makes enough sense that you can, at least, work out the gist of the the text and sometimes understand it completely. If I had to, (Although spoken Dutch makes little sense at all.) I reckon I could learn Dutch, but I clearly have no need to at the moment.
The odd thing is, when I speak German in Germany, I'd say about 20% of Germans think I'm Dutch. I've even had (unheated) arguments where I've had to deny being a Holländer.
My Flemish Belgian friend thinks this is ridiculous and says I "sound like a fucking Nordengländer speaking German" (which is true).
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