More OT about Holland (but shorter this time)

Fluks, H.W. H.W.Fluks at kpn.com
Wed May 15 15:12:15 CEST 2002


Stefan:

[Ombudsman]
> Isn't it written the same way in Dutch too? But the Dutch 
> word has to be a loan word, I think...

Sure. Ombudsman is a Dutch word. Just like knäckebröd and sauna. And
fingerspitzengefühl, joie-de-vivre, mozzarella, and talkshow.

--Harry.



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