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minus-squareDr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·2 years agoI wish the Dutch would respect my barriers more.
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 years agoYou know, a few hundred years ago, they respect the barriers even less. Especially to their colonies.
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 years agoA few hundred years ago, their language was a German dialect!
minus-squareShou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoDidn’t every language start as a dialect?
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoPossibly, but the distinction here is that the differentiation of Dutch and German didn’t happen that long ago, and this would be a lot more obvious if the German dialects that are closest to Dutch weren’t nearly dead.
minus-squareThekingoflorda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years agoWe only respect water barriers.
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 years agoClearly, you’ve never heard of the Dutch East India Company
minus-squarekindenough@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoThe “VOC” is standard material in history class. What Thekingoflorda is referring to is flood control in the Netherlands.
I wish the Dutch would respect my barriers more.
You know, a few hundred years ago, they respect the barriers even less.
Especially to their colonies.
A few hundred years ago, their language was a German dialect!
Didn’t every language start as a dialect?
Possibly, but the distinction here is that the differentiation of Dutch and German didn’t happen that long ago, and this would be a lot more obvious if the German dialects that are closest to Dutch weren’t nearly dead.
We only respect water barriers.
Clearly, you’ve never heard of the Dutch East India Company
The “VOC” is standard material in history class.
What Thekingoflorda is referring to is flood control in the Netherlands.