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It almost sounds like someone making it up as they go (startrek.website)

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[–] Vrijgezelopkamers 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As another native speaker, I think that’s on you. Or maybe you’re reading the wrong stuff.

Dutch allows for a lot of creativity. Take compositions, for example. English really struggles with making new words out of existing ones, everything is truncated. Words are islands. Whereas German goes way too far with it, stringing six words into one. Dutch had a beautiful balance: lots of creativity, without becoming too complex.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Dontletanyonestopyou from followingyourdreams.

[–] Aganim 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've most definitely been reading the wrong stuff, in high school we had the unfortunate displeasure of getting Wolkers, Reve and more of that generation force-fed. That was enough to stamp out the avid reader in me, 20 years later I still don't like reading as much as I once did.