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On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:43:45 +0200, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
>> Interestingly, the USA /almost/ went for German as their national
>> language (because they had difficulties agreeing on either English or
>> French, AFAIK :-P)
>
>In my recollection it was Dutch not German. Motivation a.o. that the
>Dutch 'Acte van Verlatinghe' was a huge inspiration for the Declaration
>of Independence anyway. IIRC the red, white and blue in the American
>flag are also inspired by our national flag. yet, IANAH.
That's my memory too and it was a native Dutch speaker who cast the final vote.
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Regards
Stephen
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