Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee.
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Quote:An interesting research project here researched similarities between English and Dutch. We're not talking about words that remain the same between the two languages, but how words changed from one another in each language, but kept the same meaning. Therefore, native English speakers should be able to understand the following sentence:

"Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee."

So let's put it to the test. what does this mean in English? People who know Dutch are excluded of course. And no cheating. Just type down what comes to mind.
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Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee. - by Crusader - 09-22-2009, 11:13 AM
Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee. - by Jester - 09-22-2009, 03:35 PM
Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee. - by kandrathe - 09-23-2009, 12:57 AM
Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee. - by Crusader - 09-23-2009, 11:18 AM
Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee. - by --Pete - 09-23-2009, 03:52 PM
Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee. - by eppie - 09-24-2009, 07:28 AM
Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee. - by Crusader - 09-29-2009, 11:39 AM
Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee. - by channel1 - 09-29-2009, 01:36 PM
Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee. - by eppie - 09-29-2009, 02:45 PM
Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee. - by --Pete - 09-29-2009, 05:40 PM
Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee. - by weakwarrior - 09-29-2009, 06:09 PM
Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee. - by ShadowHM - 09-29-2009, 06:16 PM

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