The German word "Sense" means "scythe".
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The German word "Sense" means "scythe".
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The German word "Gift" means "poison".
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I recently started Dutch lessons on Duolingo to make reading my Mastodon feed easier.

I had not realized how much overlap basic Dutch and basic English have. After years of Italian and Greek and Chinese, it's WEIRD.

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I recently started Dutch lessons on Duolingo to make reading my Mastodon feed easier.

I had not realized how much overlap basic Dutch and basic English have. After years of Italian and Greek and Chinese, it's WEIRD.

#language #LanguagesAreCool

That cool feeling when you walk into a restaurant and can read & understand everything that's written on the walls...and learning it's only 2 words. But still! 😄

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