• Dr. Wesker
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    2 months ago

    I wish the Dutch would respect my barriers more.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      212 months ago

      You know, a few hundred years ago, they respect the barriers even less.

      Especially to their colonies.

        • @Shou
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          12 months ago

          Didn’t every language start as a dialect?

          • @[email protected]
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            12 months ago

            Possibly, but the distinction here is that the differentiation of Dutch and German didn’t happen that long ago, and this would be a lot more obvious if the German dialects that are closest to Dutch weren’t nearly dead.