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In the 16th century, the Dutch were renowned for their humor throughout Europe, and many travel journals have notes on the happy and celebratory nature of the Dutch. Farces and joke books were in demand and many Dutch painters chose to paint humorous paintings, Jan Steen being a good example. "Fighting peasants" by Adriaen Brouwer.
However, both Dutch Low Saxon and Limburgish spread across the Dutch-German border and belong to a common Dutch-Low German dialect continuum. There is a tradition of learning foreign languages in the Netherlands: about 89% of the total population have a good knowledge of English , 70% of German , 29% of French and 5% of Spanish .
Dutch culture may refer to: used more narrowly, the Culture of the Netherlands; used more widely, the culture of Dutch-speaking Europe, including: Dutch architecture; Dutch literature; Dutch music; Dutch festivities; Dutch folklore
The Word list of the Dutch language (Dutch: Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal [ˈʋoːrdə(n)ˌlɛist ˈneːdərlɑntsə ˈtaːl]) is a spelling dictionary of the Dutch language (Dutch orthography). It is officially established by the Dutch Language Union ( Nederlandse Taalunie ).
Hopefully by beginning now, the children will either get an A in the course because they already know how to act, or, they will not have to take the class at all because they got an A in etiquette ...
Please keep this category purged of everything that is not actually an article about a word or phrase. See as example Category:English words . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dutch-language words and phrases .
In 1995, 27 percent of the Dutch adult population spoke a dialect or regional language on a regular basis, while in 2011 this was no more than 11 percent. In 1995, 12 percent of the primary school aged children spoke a dialect or regional language, while in 2011 this had declined to 4 percent.
From the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl on Dec. 14 to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 20, 82 teams will play in at least one postseason game.