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		vanderZwan 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The strangest letter of the alphabet: The rise and... I personally am more fond of provoking an "angstschreeuw" in English speakers by asking them to pronounce "slechtstschrijvend" or "zachtstschrijdend" and watching them recoil in horror at the consonant clusters[0][1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consonant_cluster [1] https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medeklinkerstapeling (Dutch wiki page for consonant clusters with more examples)

1718627440 7 months ago | [–]

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It's funny I just started reading and understanding the first paragraph, before recognizing that this is a foreign language, I don't know at all.

jacquesm 7 months ago | [–]

Those are funny!

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