Etiket: Language
After Theo Francken’s camel: how is our English? “Two aspects determine how well we speak a language” | Domestic
Theo Francken talked about “the drip in the bucket that is totally full” and Hilde Crevits once put herself in her “white shirt”. Witty fellows, but could you and I…
Wim Daniëls about his Great Dictation: ‘Dutch language is difficult’
Wim Daniëls, the author of the Great Dictee of the Dutch Language, says that many mistakes were made in this year’s edition. The dictation was broadcast on Saturday in the…
Emiel Heuff from Groningen is one of the winners of the Great Dictation of the Dutch Language
Winners Walter Oussoren and Emiel Heuff of the Great Dictation of the Dutch Language, from NPO Radio 1. Photo: ANP The Great Dictation of the Dutch Language was won this…
In Emmen you get lessons in twenty languages: ‘Home language necessary to learn Dutch well’
Newcomer schools in Hesselanden and the Expertise Center for Speakers of Other Languages in Emmen were the first schools in Drenthe to receive the designation of Language-Friendly School. Every student…
English, please: Can superiors change the working language?
Most companies based in Germany still communicate in German. However, there is a tendency, particularly in international companies, to establish English as the working language because not all employees or…
It has been proven: you can really experience a physical reaction to someone else’s language mistakes
We are all familiar with that one family member or friend who consistently says “themselves” or “better than.” But did you know that some people actually react physically to such…
Column | ‘From the river…’ – Light projection with code language is a scent trail for the clan
On February 6, just after nine o’clock, a Mercedes Benz van stopped at the corner of Bloemgracht and Prinsengracht, in the heart of the Jordaan. Back doors swung open. A…
Core cabinet reaches agreement on the language role of the Brussels prosecutor
The core cabinet has reached an agreement on the language role of the future Public Prosecutor of Brussels, a position that has been vacant for more than nine years. The…
Inclusive language, the handbook of the City of Milan
«Sand if you are a woman, in Italy you also die of language. It’s a civil death, but that doesn’t make it hurt any less. It is with words that…
Language battle: ‘Why Frisian and not Drenthe, this doesn’t feel good’
Drents, together with Gronings, Twents and Achterhoeks, falls under Low Saxon. They also speak variants of this in a large part of northern Germany up to Poland. And also in…