[CS-FSLUG] OT: Any Dutch Translators?

[Fred A. Miller]

On Thursday 16 June 2005 7:06 pm, Ed Hurst wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Jun 2005, Don Parris wrote:
> > In this case, it's interesting to see what folks around the world are
> > saying about LOSS.  If I can glean any comments on PitP, itself, that
> > helps me to improve myself in several areas.
>
> Well, after mentioning that you recommended Open Source for the church
> office, he goes on to outline some of the content of your thesis.
> Mostly he's echoing your call to churches to switch.
>
> You really should have simply dropped the writer a note. Frankly, I've
> never met a Dutchman that couldn't give you a quick solid translation
> into English more quickly than I might. English is their number one
> foreign language as far as I could tell. They're equally quick with
> German and French into English most of the time. They are surprised
> when anyone takes Dutch seriously enough to speak or read it.

As a kid, I could do fairly well. Dutch is very close to what is called "low 
German" or what is spoken in what was Austria, or also known IMHO as the 
better part of Germany. ;)

Fred

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