Comments on: Open to many things http://www.dunglish.nl/2005/03/04/open-to-many-things/ Where Dutch and English collide Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:30:43 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Natashka http://www.dunglish.nl/2005/03/04/open-to-many-things/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Natashka Wed, 09 Mar 2005 22:58:20 +0000 /?p=14#comment-73 Nope, in English, it's Ghent. Even the city itself writes it this way on their site: http://www.gent.be/gent/english/ Nope, in English, it’s Ghent. Even the city itself writes it this way on their site: http://www.gent.be/gent/english/

]]> By: Guido http://www.dunglish.nl/2005/03/04/open-to-many-things/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Guido Wed, 09 Mar 2005 20:21:11 +0000 /?p=14#comment-72 Watch out, Gent is discribed without a h. Watch out, Gent is discribed without a h.

]]> By: HP http://www.dunglish.nl/2005/03/04/open-to-many-things/comment-page-1/#comment-66 HP Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:32:55 +0000 /?p=14#comment-66 Yes, but the spellchecker and AutoCorrect are two different functions. If I were regularly writing in both Dutch and English, I would probably turn the spellchecker off, because it would be easier than switching dictionaries all the time. But most people never get around to turning off AutoCorrect, because it's such a pain the way MS has set it up. BTW: Great site. I think the unique character of Dunglish (as compared to, say, Engrish) results from English and Dutch being so closely related. I've never studied Dutch, but I've found that when I hear spoken Dutch, if I just relax and let it wash over me, I can understand 50 - 60 percent. I imagine it's similar if you're a native Dutch speaker. (And on the very few times I've heard spoken Frisian, well, that's just wild.) Yes, but the spellchecker and AutoCorrect are two different functions. If I were regularly writing in both Dutch and English, I would probably turn the spellchecker off, because it would be easier than switching dictionaries all the time. But most people never get around to turning off AutoCorrect, because it’s such a pain the way MS has set it up.

BTW: Great site. I think the unique character of Dunglish (as compared to, say, Engrish) results from English and Dutch being so closely related. I’ve never studied Dutch, but I’ve found that when I hear spoken Dutch, if I just relax and let it wash over me, I can understand 50 – 60 percent. I imagine it’s similar if you’re a native Dutch speaker. (And on the very few times I’ve heard spoken Frisian, well, that’s just wild.)

]]> By: GJ http://www.dunglish.nl/2005/03/04/open-to-many-things/comment-page-1/#comment-65 GJ Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:16:22 +0000 /?p=14#comment-65 (the quote went through but the comment didn't--lemme try again) Yeah--but only if you're lucky enough to own one of those posh Word versions that come equipped with a pellchecker. ;-) (the quote went through but the comment didn’t–lemme try again)

Yeah–but only if you’re lucky enough to own one of those posh Word versions that come equipped with a pellchecker. ;-)

]]> By: GJ http://www.dunglish.nl/2005/03/04/open-to-many-things/comment-page-1/#comment-64 GJ Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:14:24 +0000 /?p=14#comment-64 >> If they used Microsoft Word to make the sign, “thuesday” is not capitalized because it is mispelled. << Yeah--but that happens only when you use that very posh version of Word that comes equipped with a pellchecker. ;-) >> If they used Microsoft Word to make the sign, “thuesday” is not capitalized because it is mispelled. < <

Yeah–but that happens only when you use that very posh version of Word that comes equipped with a pellchecker. ;-)

]]> By: Natashka http://www.dunglish.nl/2005/03/04/open-to-many-things/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Natashka Mon, 07 Mar 2005 20:49:52 +0000 /?p=14#comment-33 I beg to differ. My Word spellchecker tells me to change "thuesday" into Thursday even with "thuesday" in the middle of a sentence. Maybe Word for Mac is better (I doubt it) or my Canadian version of Word is smarter :) I beg to differ. My Word spellchecker tells me to change “thuesday” into Thursday even with “thuesday” in the middle of a sentence. Maybe Word for Mac is better (I doubt it) or my Canadian version of Word is smarter :)

]]> By: HP http://www.dunglish.nl/2005/03/04/open-to-many-things/comment-page-1/#comment-32 HP Mon, 07 Mar 2005 20:42:20 +0000 /?p=14#comment-32 If they used Microsoft Word to make the sign, "thuesday" is not capitalized <i>because</i> it is mispelled. Word automatically capitalizes the days of the week in English, but only if you spell them right. If they used Microsoft Word to make the sign, “thuesday” is not capitalized because it is mispelled. Word automatically capitalizes the days of the week in English, but only if you spell them right.

]]> By: Joost Swanborn http://www.dunglish.nl/2005/03/04/open-to-many-things/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Joost Swanborn Fri, 04 Mar 2005 19:53:51 +0000 /?p=14#comment-23 De mooiste dingen zie je natuurlijk niet, die hoor je. Zoals het bakkersmeisje dat een Amerikaanse toerist met stomheid sloeg door op zijn vraag hoe hij in Amsterdam-Noord kwam te beantwoorden met een brede armzwaai en een gesnerpt: 'You have to take the pound after Central Station!' De mooiste dingen zie je natuurlijk niet, die hoor je. Zoals het bakkersmeisje dat een Amerikaanse toerist met stomheid sloeg door op zijn vraag hoe hij in Amsterdam-Noord kwam te beantwoorden met een brede armzwaai en een gesnerpt: ‘You have to take the pound after Central Station!’

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