X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,ef84650dd3e606e5 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-02 13:01:23 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!195.64.68.27!newsgate.cistron.nl!amsnews01.chello.com!nlnews00.chello.com.POSTED!tanya. From: ppunk@damthatspam.chello.nl (Peter Punk) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: what is it? Organization: Total Disorganisation Message-ID: References: <3BB60DC7.2060108@sdf.lonestar.org> <3bb7a117$0$219$edfadb0f@dspool01.news.tele.dk> <3bb9ad77$0$80799$edfadb0f@dspool01.news.tele.dk> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 192.168.0.75 X-Original-Trace: 2 Oct 2001 22:00:33 +0200, 192.168.0.75 Lines: 90 X-Authenticated-User: donderfliegen Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 19:55:24 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.93.74.225 X-Complaints-To: abuse@chello.nl X-Trace: nlnews00.chello.com 1002052524 213.93.74.225 (Tue, 02 Oct 2001 18:55:24 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 18:55:24 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:8274 On Tue, 2 Oct 2001 14:05:12 +0200, "CeeJay" provoked the following text: >> >as we call it in danish (which translate mean the golden cut/slice) .. >> >not >> >to be mistaken for "Det hvide snit" or the white cut .. which is the same >> >as a lobotomy ;) >> >> Danish looks a bit like Dutch as i read it here, i wonder if you can >> understand Dutch if you want to. >> >> Als je dit kunt lezen, dan heb ik gelijk. Right, here's my attempt at translating your reply: >Ja, jeg kunne l�se dit hollanske. Yes, i can read this Dutch. >De to sprog minder om hinanden. But to speak it is more difficult. >Der er er flere ligheder .. ogs� med tysk. Because .. .. ...... ........ .. also with .... >Many of the european languages borrow from each other or stem from latin or >greek so there is a natural likeness. That's part of my fascination with language, you can often (not always) deduct the meaning ar at least get the outline of what someone tries to say from a bit of basic knowledge of other languages. >Which is why knowing latin or greek is actually not useless knowledge as you >can use it as an aid in translating languages you do not know. >A lot of countries that are located in the old germania have further >similarities. > >Still I must say reading your dutch is not easy .. but I can. I wonder if there are Frysian people here that can give a demonstration of Frysian (or Frysk as Frysians say), i wonder if that would be easier for you. > >I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy !! >> >MUHHAHAAHHAAAAAAAAAA!!!! (Maniac grin) > >> Say, is there a typical Danish drink? > >Other than Carlsberg ? >Hmmm .. Milk ? Ever heard of all those cows we have here in Holland? :-) >Oh and you can actually drink the water here .. AND like it - Unlike some >countries .. though i'm sure you have clean water in Holland too. Dutch laws concerning drinking water are very strict, you can safely drink the water from the tap here. The water is even so good that the only things i regularly drink is coffee and water. >There are typical danish meals though .. things you dont normally see >elsewhere. > >> Feel disillusioned? I've got some great new illusions ... > >Uhh do tell ! :) Now you see me, now you don't. ObASCII: Me after my disappearing act :-) -- Peter Punk \ / ---\\\\--- / \ Op zoek gaan naar buitenaards leven? Kijk op http://home.hetnet.nl/~setiathomegroep/index.html voor tips, antwoorden, discussies. links, downloads en meer. 1726wu/2.471yrs Tomorrow will be canceled due to lack of interest.