LL-L "Help needed" 2002.11.20 (02) [E]

[Lowlands-L]

======================================================================
 L O W L A N D S - L * 20.NOV.2002 (02) * ISSN 189-5582 * LCSN 96-4226
 Web Site: <http://www.lowlands-l.net>  Email: admin at lowlands-l.net
 Rules & Guidelines: <http://www.lowlands-l.net/rules.htm>
 Posting Address: <lowlands-l at listserv.linguistlist.org>
 Server Manual: <http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8c/userindex.html>
 Archive: <http://listserv.linguistlist.org/archives/lowlands-l.html>
=======================================================================
 You have received this because you have been subscribed upon request.
 To unsubscribe, please send the command "signoff lowlands-l" as message
 text from the same account to <listserv at listserv.linguistlist.org> or
 sign off at <http://linguistlist.org/subscribing/sub-lowlands-l.html>.
=======================================================================
 A=Afrikaans Ap=Appalachian B=Brabantish D=Dutch E=English F=Frisian
 L=Limburgish LS=Lowlands Saxon (Low German) S=Scots Sh=Shetlandic
               V=(West)Flemish Z=Zeelandic (Zeêuws)
=======================================================================

From: Stan Levinson <stlev99 at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL-L "Help needed" 2002.11.19 (04) [E]

Okay, I've got to get another vote in for Dutch.  If
you are in your last year of college (did I understand
correctly?) and have time for one more language, and
know German, you can probably get more out of a Dutch
course in a short time than a Russian course.  And
besides, jongen, the DUTCH (and much of Belgium) speak
Dutch, which should be enough to recommend it alone!
Stan
> From: Szelog, Mike <Mike.Szelog at CITIZENSBANK.com>
> Subject: LL-L "Help needed" 2002.11.19 (03) [E]
>
> Michael wrote:
>
> "Should I learn Dutch?
>
> Do y'all think that I should take Dutch or Russian.
> Which do
> y'all think would be more beneficial to me.  I'm
> leaning more
> towards
> Dutch just because I love it, but would Russian be
> the better choice
> as far a business goes?"
>
> Well, Mike, to put my two cents in, I'd have to lean
> towards Dutch. Russian
> would, of course, be the more "logical"choice as it
> is an "up and coming"
> business language, however, maybe I'm
> oversimplifying, but frankly you can
> learn Russian anywhere - Russian language courses
> are offered much more
> frequently and in many more places than they were
> say ten years ago.
>
> Dutch on the other hand, you don't find offered in
> very many places, and if
> you have an opportunity to take it by way of formal
> instruction, personally,
> I'd choose Dutch over Russian if for the only reason
> that there may be
> plenty of other places to learn Russian, but not
> very many to learn Dutch.
> Seize the opportunity while you have it!
>
> Mike S
> Manchester, NH
>
> ----------
>
> From: Gustaaf Van Moorsel <gvanmoor at cv3.cv.nrao.edu>
> Subject: LL-L "Help needed" 2002.11.19 (03) [E]
>
> Lowlands-L wrote:
>
> > Do y'all think that I should take Dutch or
> Russian.  Which do
> > y'all think would be more beneficial to me.  I'm
> leaning more towards
> > Dutch just because I love it, but would Russian be
> the better choice as
> > far a business goes?
>
> I'd go with Russian and I am Dutch!  First, if you
> really love
> Lowland languages and Dutch in particular, you will
> find the
> time to learn it at some point in your life anyway.
> And then
> there is a good chance that, like me, you might find
> that you
> love Russian, too.  I studied Russian quite
> extensively while
> in college, and though it has become very rusty
> after decades
> of neglect, still knowing the principles of a
> Slavonic language
> has changed and widened my perspective of languages
> as a whole.
>
> Gustaaf

==================================END===================================
* Please submit postings to <lowlands-l at listserv.linguistlist.org>.
* Postings will be displayed unedited in digest form.
* Please display only the relevant parts of quotes in your replies.
* Commands for automated functions (including "signoff lowlands-l") are
  to be sent to <listserv at listserv.linguistlist.org> or at
  <http://linguistlist.org/subscribing/sub-lowlands-l.html>.
=======================================================================