LL-L "Grammar" 2001.11.28 (01) [D/E]

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From: "Selma Schepel" <selmaschepel at hetnet.nl>
Subject: LL-L "Grammar" 2001.11.27 (01) [E]

Ian James Parsley:
>I can well understand why English speakers would say
>'married *to*' yet Scots speakers would say 'merriet *on*',
>both make sense.
Nederlands: 'getrouwd met'.
Met = Engels 'with'.
Dus de beroemde uitdrukking 'married with children' klinkt erg gek in
Hollandse oren: 'getrouwd met
kinderen' (i.p.v. met één volwassene).
Groetjes, Selma Schepel

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