Welcome to the latest instalment of English and the Dutch, the newsletter with tips and tricks, fun facts, new translations and other good stuff about how Dutch speakers speak English. In your inbox every third Wednesday of the month. The newsletter is written by me, Heddwen Newton. I’m half Dutch, half British, and I work as a translator, teacher, and linguist. I am the owner of the website
Ah, love this. An American friend lived in Holland for a while, and at bedtime would say to her kids "slaap lekker, hoor!", which they understood as "sleep like a whore!"
Every time I see this friend, we tell each other to sleep like a whore, to our amusement and the consternation of our friends.
I cannot express my admiration enough. This is a very interesting newsletter + really well worked out + really extensive + analysis in depth + the level remains really high.
Ah, love this. An American friend lived in Holland for a while, and at bedtime would say to her kids "slaap lekker, hoor!", which they understood as "sleep like a whore!"
Every time I see this friend, we tell each other to sleep like a whore, to our amusement and the consternation of our friends.
I cannot express my admiration enough. This is a very interesting newsletter + really well worked out + really extensive + analysis in depth + the level remains really high.