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Countries where over 90% of the population can speak English (i.redd.it)
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[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

what is the history on the Netherlands? Are the languages so similar they can speak it by default?

[–] polderprutser@feddit.nl 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

No they are completely different languages, but same root (Germanic), like many other Western European countries.

[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

which of the 2 are closer? German - dutch or English - dutch. My guess is they are right in-between the two linguistically.

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

In-between yes. Within the western germanic language continuum it's basically the center between English to the west and German to the east.

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