It was composed around the same time that William of Orange reigned as king of the UK, so maybe that's a Dutch influence on our language!
I only know this because Four'n Twenty is the unofficial national dish of Melbourne. :)
It was composed around the same time that William of Orange reigned as king of the UK, so maybe that's a Dutch influence on our language!
I only know this because Four'n Twenty is the unofficial national dish of Melbourne. :)
That's actually the problem of translating Shakespeare into Dutch, it just sounds normal and less romantic.
"Romeo, where are you?"
If they'd translate it into old Dutch [0] it would give a better feel of the language but still wouldn't be correct as Old Dutch died out in the 12th century.
It’s extremely common for modern speakers to be unaware what wherefore means.
But it's really hard when you have to translate fluently
A better example is four and seventy, I always hear forty seven then have to realise I'm wrong and switch.
People say their phone numbers in pairs so you have to do this switching very fast as people are used to repeating their number.