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L O W L A N D S - L - 16 December 2011 - Volume 01<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font> </font></p>From:<span></span><span></span><span></span><span> </span><span class="gI"><span class="gD">Hellinckx Luc</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:luc.hellinckx@gmail.com">luc.hellinckx@gmail.com</a></span></span><span><a href="mailto:wolf_thunder51@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank"></a></span><div>
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Subject: <span class="gI">LL-L "Orthography"</span><br>
<span><br></span><span></span>Beste Leeglanders,<div><br></div><div>Each year we have this derby...not
a sports one, but a dictation contest between the Northern and Southern
Netherlands. Always great fun, not in the least because it's a mixed
crowd, celebrities and lesser gods can both participate. It's even
televised. A report:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=083JK53R" target="_blank">Spelling met staatsie - De Standaard</a></div><div><br></div><div>So
far, Southerners won 12 times out of 22, which is somewhat remarkable
as there are twice as many Northern participants as Southern ones
(proportional to population size).</div><div><br></div><div>Does a similar contest exist in Germany or the UK? Are scores also regionally biased?</div><div><br></div><div>Kind greetings,</div><div><br></div><div>Luc Hellinckx, Halle, Belgium<br>
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