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Old 06-21-2008, 11:04 AM   #6
Mithalwen
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[QUOTE=Rikae;560405]Hmm... Dutch looks to me like English and German put in a blender (but maybe English and German are really broken Dutch?)

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hmmm they are related but Dutch and german are more closely related since they are both descended from South Germanic while English comes from Anglo Frisian. However I believe Dutch has been influenced by friesan too..


That said I felt that I should be able to undestand dutch/flemish when I was in Flanders & Holland but...
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