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Kevin Holten: Treat the English language with respect

The Bismarck Tribune 28 May 2021
The English language is actually a west Germanic language that originated from Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain in the mid fifth to seventh centuries A.D ... And their language, now called Old English, originated as a group of Anglo-Frisian dialects which were spoken, at ...
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Steve Bostrom: Fire in my bones and Christmas

Independent Record 26 Dec 2020
In October, Amazon published my first book. “Holding Our Breath, 25 Advent Readings, Volume 1.” “HOB” has sold over 200 copies. J.R.R. Tolkien (1892 – 1973) wrote “The Hobbit.” How many sold? Answer. over 100 million (an outdated 2012 number!) ... two of Tolkien's favorite vernaculars, Icelandic and West Frisian. Imagine!. The challenges of life ... “EDITH ... S ... .
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Health warnings as Western Europe swelters under heatwave

Live Mint 31 Jul 2020
- Hottest day this year - ... Long queues of cyclists also formed to take the ferry to Schiermonnikoog, one of the West Frisian islands near the German border, as temperatures in the southern Netherlands jumped to 35 Celsius after a spell of cooler weather ... This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text ... .
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Kurdish journalist writes book about Frisian people

Kurdistan Media 04 May 2020
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Ibrahim Sediyani, a Kurdish journalist and author of eight books, has published a book on the Frisian people, a people without their own state like the Kurds ... Frisian is a West Germanic language spoken by an estimated 400,000 people in the province of Frisia in the Netherlands ... A number of Frisians do not speak Frisian.
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More than just tulips and windmills: Musings from my time in the Netherlands

The Daily Californian 01 Aug 2019
More than just tulips and windmills. Musings from my time in the Netherlands Sunny Sichi/Staff ... The Netherlands is a place known half for its terrible weather, a quarter for its windmills and another quarter for its marijuana ... Last but certainly not least, the island of Ameland, part of the West Frisian islands in the north, is a hidden gem.
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