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You got an American accent Freeby? All my sons friends do when they try to speak English :)

Angie

Quote: Originally posted by lentrott on 20/3/2009

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Congratulations floss on buying not one but two of the most desirable tents around! Do you mind me asking how you sorted delivery with the tent(s) you bought on Marktplaats - just curious you understand!!!

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Cough cough :)

Angie

Quote: Originally posted by floss on 21/3/2009

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HAVE TO SAY MARKTPLAATS IS TO BE AVOIDED!!!!!TOO MUCH BEAUTIFUL CANVAS!!!!!!!!


Fiona

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Glad someone understands tha pain I suffer lol

Angie

Quote: Originally posted by AngelicMinx on 20/3/2009

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You got an American accent Freeby? All my sons friends do when they try to speak English :)

Angie

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Quote: Originally posted by Freebird on 21/3/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by AngelicMinx on 20/3/2009

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You got an American accent Freeby? All my sons friends do when they try to speak English :)

Angie

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If there's anything I am adamant to avoid it's sounding American. I speak my soft "R" and finish my sentences audible and do not swallow half of it. My "A" is an "A" and not an "Ai" and I pronounce isn't instead of "Ain't".

The deterioration of the English Language through emigration and intermixing with other dialects in overseas former "colonies" in the UK id disturbing to me and I see it as distorting the original language even though it might be a valid language or the America's or Australia.

Problem is: South Africa's Dutch is about the same as we spoke in Holland during the 17th & 18th century and we in Holland have deteriorated our own language under American influence. As you will surely agree, The Netherlands seem a mirror of American culture. Music, food, attitude, economics and even gang culture complete with gestures, slang and colours are a complete mimic of a foreign subculture and that's why I really do not like today's Dutch Culture.

But I'll keep my can of worms closed for now, Angie...

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I think the kids speak with an American accent though subtitled USA tv shows

OH speaks perfect English with a Dutch accent. I speak crappy Dutch with an English accent lol

You have a soft G? Must be a from the south then :) I was taught with a hard G

Angie

Quote: Originally posted by floss on 21/3/2009

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We met a lovely dutch family camping in Northern Spain a couple of years ago, and were so impressed that the whole family seemed to speak fluent "English" However the children apparently had learn't most of there "English" from American sitcoms!

Have just spent the afternoon putting our vergrote zilvermeew up, had to get the step ladders out to put the interior curtains up (oops!), then spent an hour messing around with the varioluifel!! I think I need a chandelier for the tent now! It would look fab

Photo's to follow!

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Looking forward to the pics ;)

Angie