On 22-6-2013 13:21, Stephen wrote:
> On 22/06/2013 11:43 AM, andrel wrote:
>> On 22-6-2013 12:32, Stephen wrote:
>>> On 22/06/2013 11:15 AM, andrel wrote:
>>>> quod non*.
>>>>
>>>> *) That is a latin phrase that is sometimes used in the Netherlands.
>>>> Might be uncommon in other countries.
>>>
>>>
>>> Au contraire. ;-)
>>
>> Fabelhaft
>>
>
> I am not going head to head with a Nederlander. It seems to me that you
> are all born speaking six languages. ;-)
>
> I just meant that we use the French phrase instead of the Latin for that
> thought.
>
sorry I didn't get that. I thought you meant that it was not uncommon. 
So that is why I was happy with the answer.

We are not born with six, but most of us have in the education system 
some exposure to four languages Dutch, English, German and French. At 
least when I was young. Nowadays either German or French can apparently 
be replaced by Spanish, Russian, Turkish, Italian or Arab (why not 
chinese?) .
I have to admit I also had Latin and some ancient Greek, so that makes 
indeed 6 for me I am afraid ;)


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