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Yes, 'false friends' àre fun. I have some for you too,
Dutch<>English:
brook(creek)<>broek(pants)
bane(a cause of harm)<>been(leg)
drop(verb; smallest quantity of liquid)<>drop(liquorice candy)
baker(the breadman)<>beker(mug)
A French<>Dutch one: coup(a hit)<>koe(cow)
Just some phonetic equals of many more.
But I wonder would there be languages that would not match at all?
Last edited by BranShea; 04/18/12 08:27 AM. Reason: question
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