What language do you speak best? (Hypothesis: There are many French & German speakers in the Fediverse.)
Boosts appreciated!
French15%
German28%
English30%
(Other)25%
Replying to @rauschma@fosstodon.org
@rauschma Other: Netherlandic. (I don't like the misnomer "Dutch")
Replying to @ronaldb66@mastodon.social
@ronaldb66 TIL that “Netherlandic” is a word (*)! I was only aware of the noun “Netherlands”. In contrast, „Niederländisch“ is a relatively popular word in German (alas, in addition to “Holländisch”).
Replying to @rauschma@fosstodon.org
@rauschma Call it a personal defect.
I do remember that it's the "official" name for the language but I'd have to look that up to be sure.
In "Dutch" it's called "Nederlands". Wikipedia seems to call it "Dutch" as well; disappointing.
The typically English term "Dutch" seems a derivative from "Deutsch" (German) and most other references (like "Pennsylvania Dutch") are more related to Deutsch than to Nederlands.
Edit: a character.