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Geert van Istendael ontpopt zich als taalpurist

bron beeld: demorgen.be Ergens tussen het Nederlands en het Vlaams woont schrijver, journalist, dichter en vertaler Geert van Istendael (1947). Van Istendael is een alleskunner. Hij dicht, presenteert bij de omroep, schrijft essays en vertaalt werk van onder meer Bertolt Brecht en William Butler Yeats; schrijft daarnaast ook nog eens romans en ontvangt in 2009 een eredoctoraat aan de Open…

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Merry Christmas to me! #dualcitizenship #dualcitizen #nederlander #thenetherlands #netherlands #americanabroad #expatlife (at Hilversum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmtxKBYNIAi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

i think we should do this again

Carolina-eend, Wood Duck (Aix Sponsa), Nederland, Overijssel

You can find the work by these artists all over #Amsterdam : if you don’t see @thelondonpolice there, you never opened your eyes. . #thelondonpolice #iamsterdam #amsterdamstreetart #visitamsterdam #streetartnetherlands #urbanart #streetart #graffitiart #a artists: The London Police via Instagram instagr.am/p/CmmLVMkIb0t/ by Ferdinand 'Ferre' Feys

Zijn we weer y’all

My favourite thing about (most) Germanic languages:

Norwegian: due (pigeon), drue (grape)

Danish: due (pigeon), drue (grape)

Swedish: duva (pigeon), druva (grape)

Dutch: duif (pigeon), druif (grape)

Afrikaans: duif (pigeon), druif (grape)

Frisian: duif (pigeon), druif (grape)

German: Taube (pigeon), Traube (grape)

A few notable outliers: English, Scots, Icelandic

A little throwback to last year, walking in Amsterdam. #amsterdam #expatlife #expatlifestyle #expatliving #nederland #nederlander #amsterdamcanals #amsterdamcity (at Amsterdam, Netherlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmZY9kTtcaK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

i was talking with my friends about how dutch dirty talk is such an instant turn off for most of us, and i wonder if thats a dutch thing or a general non-native english speaker thing (or a just my friends thing)

tag with your language!

January 13, 2024 - Edwin Wagensveld, leader of Dutch fascist group PEGIDA, came to Arnhem to attempt to burn the Quran. Wagensveld and his four fascist friends were completely outnumbered by anti-fascist and Muslim locals, and despite heavy-handed riot police protection it was another humiliating defeat for PEGIDA. They tried and failed twice at setting the book on fire, Wagensveld got a flying kick to the face, and in the end the counter-demonstrators rushed the scene and managed to save the Quran that the fascists had brought to burn. [video]