… necessarily the sequence of words I uttered that may be wrong. It may well be that what I said does not meet what the listener is expecting to hear from me, so they get confused what with my accent etc.
For example, when I suggest to the baker *not* to use one single bag for each and every piece of bakery (because waste!) but the opposite is the norm…
Oh well, now I have gone through it (and writing it out is an amazing way to do that) I am ready to try again #livinginNL 3/3

… necessarily the sequence of words I uttered that may be wrong. It may well be that what I said does not meet what the listener is expecting to hear from me, so they get confused what with my accent etc.
For example, when I suggest to the baker *not* to use one single bag for each and every piece of bakery (because waste!) but the opposite is the norm…
Oh well, now I have gone through it (and writing it out is an amazing way to do that) I am ready to try again #livinginNL 3/3

It appears I have been accepted into (yet another) string of Dutch courses: advanced speaking and business writing. Let’s hope this is the time that I manage to get over the watershed as it’s blooming expensive and, frankly, need to move on from here. Wish me luck pls 🍀 and should you know a covid-conscious taalvriend, I’d welcome an introduction! #languagelearning #livinginNL #learningdutch