Re: Oooooo! I hates that varmint! Attn: Dutch speakers
| From: | Irina Rempt <irina@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, September 4, 2002, 7:01 |
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On Wednesday 04 September 2002 08:55, Jan wrote:
> Both "jij" and "jullie" are
> not frequently used in Belgium; it is more common to use "gij" or
> "u".
> I could be wrong about the above.
Not according to my daughters, just back from a combined Dutch-Flemish
camp; they were astonished to be called "gij" (which they say only to
God) and "u" (which they use only for adult strangers) by their Flemish
friends.
Irina
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