I Amsterdam, We Werestersdam [Potent Quotables]
Saturday, October 25, 2008
...I will say, however, that Dutch is a peculiar language...it sounds like English played backwards. I can only imagine what Dutch played backwards would sound like. Probably Grateful Dead lyrics or something... Or Christina Aguilera lyrics in the red light district. What confuses me most about Dutch is that, for it’s similarity to German, it sure sounds like chaos when spoken. When German is spoken, it drips with logic. So much so, that you feel stupid for not understanding it. The language’s obsessive compulsive tendencies follow rigorous additive logic and an impeccable structure. With Dutch, It’s like the words got drunk inside the speaker’s mouth and came stumbling out into the street after last call, still looking to party. Dutch is German’s irresponsible younger brother that did poorly in school because of a misdiagnosed hearing problem... but really knows how to have a good time..."
[via jaygrandin]
1 comments:
Good find. I just sent this to my hubby who's taken German. I think he'll get a kick out of it.
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