• sjmulder@lemmy.sdf.org
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    4 days ago

    But we make up for that with griekse y, korte ei and lange ij! All pronounced [ɛi], similar to ‘eye’.

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      4 days ago

      That’s true! I’m honestly not sure why we need to have both ei and ij. Must be difficult for people learning the language.

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        3 days ago

        It is also for those who grew up with the language. If I have no spellcheck, I sometimes just have to write it both ways and see which way feels ‘right’.

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          3 days ago

          True, sometimes it’s really simple ones, too. And sometimes I do spell it correctly but when I reread it I start to doubt myself because the word looks weird. Even though I did spell it correctly.