"Dutch Tongue" by michael.gr, based on the logo of The Rolling Stones and the flag of The Netherlands |
The Dutch rank #1 in the world1 in English-as-a-foreign
language proficiency; however, there are certain mistakes in the use of English that the
Dutch are somewhat prone to make due to peculiarities of the
Dutch language. When this happens, some call it "Dutchlish".
Here is a collection of common mistakes, (or examples of Dutchlish, if you
wish,) that I collected over the course of several years of living in The
Netherlands.