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Gerbrandy had looked up the English translation of goedendag, which in Dutch is often used as a formal greeting, yet "good day" is most often used as valediction in Britain (as opposed to "good morning" or "good afternoon"). Dutch actueel means "current" (whereas actual in English means "precise" or "genuine"). A Dutch person unfamiliar with ...
263. Catch this afternoon wave! 264. Sending good vibes your way this afternoon! 265. Keep that afternoon glow! 266. Here’s your mid-day moment of awesome! 267. Daily reminder: Sprinkle some ...
In the 16th century, the Dutch were renowned for their humor throughout Europe, and many travel journals have notes on the happy and celebratory nature of the Dutch. Farces and joke books were in demand and many Dutch painters chose to paint humorous paintings, Jan Steen being a good example. "Fighting peasants" by Adriaen Brouwer.
A goedendag (Dutch for "good day"; also rendered godendac, godendard, godendart, and sometimes conflated with the related plançon) was a weapon originally used by the militias of Medieval Flanders in the 14th century, notably during the Franco-Flemish War. The goedendag was essentially a combination of a club with a spear. Its body was a ...
Dutch also retains full use of the velar fricatives of Proto-Germanic that were lost or modified in many other Germanic languages. Dutch has final-obstruent devoicing. At the end of a word, voicing distinction is neutralised and all obstruents are pronounced voiceless. For example, Dutch goede (̇'good') is [ˈɣudə] but the related form goed ...
Pickle-lovers have lunch plans for the foreseeable future. Jimmy John’s revealed its latest menu item, the Picklewich, on Oct. 24. As the name suggests, it contains typical sub ingredients ...
This is an incomplete list of Dutch expressions used in English; some are relatively common (e.g. cookie), some are comparatively rare.In a survey by Joseph M. Williams in Origins of the English Language it is estimated that about 1% of English words are of Dutch origin.
The brainchild of Dutch reality TV maestro John de Mol — who also dreamed up the formats for global unscripted hits like Big Brother and The Voice — Utopia had already launched successfully in ...