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It almost sounds like someone making it up as they go (startrek.website)
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[-] Aganim@lemmy.world 59 points 9 months ago

As a native speaker I would say Dutch is a very functional and serious language. So serious that any attempt of writing a piece of fiction in Dutch results in a laughable piece of cringe inducing word vomit, with sentences and utterances feeling so forced that every single word had to be stapled to the paper.

[-] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 18 points 9 months ago

You should spearhead a Dutch remake of Adaptation. One brother struggles to find his words, while the other persistently vomits up successful children’s books.

[-] Vrijgezelopkamers@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

As another native speaker, I think that’s on you. Or maybe you’re reading the wrong stuff.

Dutch allows for a lot of creativity. Take compositions, for example. English really struggles with making new words out of existing ones, everything is truncated. Words are islands. Whereas German goes way too far with it, stringing six words into one. Dutch had a beautiful balance: lots of creativity, without becoming too complex.

[-] ninjakitty7@kbin.social 13 points 9 months ago

Dontletanyonestopyou from followingyourdreams.

[-] Aganim@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I've most definitely been reading the wrong stuff, in high school we had the unfortunate displeasure of getting Wolkers, Reve and more of that generation force-fed. That was enough to stamp out the avid reader in me, 20 years later I still don't like reading as much as I once did.

[-] Pea666@feddit.nl 21 points 9 months ago

Het Nederlands is dan ook geen echte taal maar een toneelstukje dat we collectief opvoeren voor de toeristen.

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 36 points 9 months ago

I like your funny words, magic man.

[-] Pea666@feddit.nl 12 points 9 months ago

Graag gedaan ouwe pikkebaas!

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 19 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I've also heard that Greg likes pickled bass.

[-] The_Riker_Maneuver@startrek.website 7 points 9 months ago

whilst sitting down, but creatively

I, for one, fail to see how creatively preserved fish are relevant to the situation.

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 6 points 9 months ago

Hey, it's the Riker Maneuver!

[-] The_Riker_Maneuver@startrek.website 5 points 9 months ago

whilst unmounting the chair, majestically

And don’t you forget it, captain.

[-] crazyminner@sh.itjust.works 18 points 9 months ago

You can almost read that as English. "Give me a clap papa"

[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

Not to be confused with give me the clap

[-] shundi82@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago

Danish is the perfect bridge between English and German. It instantly reminded me of "Klaps auf den Po" by Romano:

https://youtu.be/eXYGaUyNZx4?si=MGpx-jC_p9X2OBCt

[-] SomethingSomething@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago

Common mistake, it's actually "Sloan poa!"

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