> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of J. van Baardwijk > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 12:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Chapter by Chapter summary/discussion of a different Brin book? > > At 11:56 10-2-2003 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: > > >I know perhaps 3 to 5 words and that's it. Have friends who lived in
> >Antwerp and Rotterdam for the last couple of years. Before that, a year > >in Belgium. > > Er, Jon? Antwerp *is* in Belgium... :-) > > And the jury is still out on the question of what they speak in Antwerp > qualifies as Dutch. :-) > > Man, I musta been tired this afternoon. They lived a couple of yrs in Rotterdam and a year in Antwerp. First child was born in Antwerp. As I understand it, they also speak French in Belgium? Their son (now two a half) has picked up a smattering of French, English, Dutch and Spanish. (His dad's from Argentina.) Unless fries (Fritte) are also pronounced "freet" in Dutch. :) Jon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
