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offline Frag from New Jersey (United States) on 2002-08-06 04:21 [#00338330]
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like the word mij, is that prounced like my in english or
is like me?


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2002-08-06 04:23 [#00338332]
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my in english

why?

 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2002-08-06 04:23 [#00338334]
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I don't think that eye times jay equals why, but I'm not
entirely sure.


 

offline Frag from New Jersey (United States) on 2002-08-06 04:24 [#00338335]
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because when I read 'kunt u mij helpen' I always read it as
Mee but it's not, thanks...

so old names like wortendyke are really wortendijk

 

offline pachi from yo momma (United States) on 2002-08-06 04:26 [#00338338]
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i thought a dutch "j" = an english "y" phonetically

 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2002-08-06 04:26 [#00338339]
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yep. Dick van Dyke really is called Dick van Dijk.

where do you read 'kunt u mij helpen'?

 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2002-08-06 04:27 [#00338341]
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pachi: correct. so the Dutch 'jij' (= you) would be yy. ha
ha.


 

offline corn_mouth from santiago (Chile) on 2002-08-06 04:29 [#00338342]
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wtf is yer avatar pic pachi?????

 

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