CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 18 days agoWhy is there no word for please in the Nordic languages?www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down18
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkWhy is there no word for please in the Nordic languages?www.bbc.comCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square34linkfedilink
minus-squareLinda R@nord.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoIt’s pronounced practically as one word. And so are its French and Swedish counterparts. But all three languages have it built out of three separate words. There’s a reason Dutch shortens it as “a.U.b.” :)
It’s pronounced practically as one word. And so are its French and Swedish counterparts. But all three languages have it built out of three separate words. There’s a reason Dutch shortens it as “a.U.b.” :)