> Patrick Andries wrote: > > I must say that I have already seen horrors such as "geüpdated" (the "u" > is presumably approximated), again English messing with languages > spelling and pronounciation... > > See http://www.vvb.org/anglowaan/woordenlijst.htm about the feeling some > Dutch have about these "barbarisms" (van Dale's Web site word)
*laughs* It isn't as if French hasn't been polluting English for a thousand years or anything, is it?! And nowadays, the Europeans are getting their revenge by exporting all their accents back onto English letters. Even the Dutch get into the act to help out the French: http://www.hollandbymail.nl/hbmcom/nivea_care_productlist.html for "Nivea Crème" Crème ?? What's wrong with good old "cream", anyway? --Ken > > Patrick Andries >
