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Thursday, October 09, 2008

Miscommunicatie

Het Engels blijft een moeilijke taal.
Zeker voor "funny" Dutchman.

Neem nu de volgende woorden, waarvan de uitspraak (bijna) hetzelfde is:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/weather
the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/whether
(used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives, and sometimes repeated before the second or later alternative, usually with the correlative or): It matters little whether we go or stay. Whether we go or whether we stay, the result is the same.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wether
a castrated male sheep

Verwarrend, is het niet?
Ook de uitleg: a castrated female sheep
Noem het gerust een vorm van pleonasme
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleonasme

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