Volunteering as a Language Buddy has led to a warm friendship with the woman, her husband and children. Sometimes I get a question from the children. This is also the case this morning during the spring break, when they also work on school every day. Or I know what spoborden herb is. What? At my request she shows her notebook. She has to learn compound words in group 5. I read: fender weed in the list. I don’t know this word either. When I enter the word on the dictionary site, Van Dale says: no result. You don’t need to know this word!, I say.
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