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A Belgian auto parts supplier has forbidden its workers to speak any language other than Dutch
I wonder what happens if they speak Flemish, Frisian, or Afrikaans? All kidding aside, there are a bunch of Low Franconian dialects (or languages, depending on politics) to chose from. Frisian is technically outside the group, but shares some characteristics with Dutch. One wonders if a ban to speak proper Dutch could be enforced: no slang or words or usages not in the official dictionaries or grammar- / usage books. (Here's a lovely monolingual Dutch dictionary online.)
אַ שפּראַך איז אַ דיאַלעקט מיט אַן אַרמיי און פֿלאָט
A language is a dialect with an army and navy. [Max Weinreich] (Original saying was in Yiddish: a shprakh iz a dialekt mit an armey un flot.)
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Spreek je Nederlands? AnnaStrophic 04/20/07 01:37 PM Re: Spreek je Nederlands? zmjezhd 04/20/07 02:07 PM Re: Spreek je Nederlands? BranShea 04/20/07 03:18 PM Re: Do you speak Welsh? BranShea 04/21/07 06:11 PM
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