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    Culture Non-Native Anglophones, How Did You Learn English?

    Nou, veel succes daarmee! Ik denk dat het nog wel lastig gaat zijn. Translation: "Well, good luck with that! I think it's going to be fairly difficult!" Transliteration: "Now, much success therewith! I think that it still[1] well difficult goes being." ------------------ [1] Nog is another...
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    Culture Non-Native Anglophones, How Did You Learn English?

    Even simple things can be tricky. Dutch has om for instance, which is extremely hard to translate into English. It basically means "(a)round", but not really, because "round" is just rond and "around" is... rondom. The world om is basically the "a" in "around". But it's also the "sur" in...
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    Culture Non-Native Anglophones, How Did You Learn English?

    I've gone on holiday in England very frequently since early childhood. My parents' honeymoon involved a journey across Europe, and my mother in particular fell in love with England. We've all been frequent visitors ever since. While my English is certainly not perfect (any foreigner will always...
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