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Monthly Archives: January 2025
New podcast: Language Law and Order
Launched today, a new podcast by Linda Pillière, Morana Lukač and Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade. Interested in prescriptivism and all it entails? Have a listen, and let us know what you think! There’ll be much more to come.
How literally should we take Dutch “letterlijk”?
The non-literal use of literally is a well-known usage problem in English, and has been discussed several times on this blog. A comparable discussion for Dutch once again hit the news, so it seems that the issue is ready to … Continue reading
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