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It's cool that you're Dutch :) But "Netherland" is not an English word, and is likely to lead to a double-take in conversation, if not outright confusion. Eng
by nate_meurer 9y ago
It's cool that you're Dutch :)
But "Netherland" is not an English word, and is likely to lead to a double-take in conversation, if not outright confusion.
English, like all languages, retains a lot of legacy for a very good reason. Some changes are inevitable, but maintaining continuity is very useful in keeping the language readable in the future.
As for the label "dutch", what do you propose for a substitute?
- ErikHuisman 9y agoNetherlander ;)
- nate_meurer 9y agoAs an adjective as well? As in, "Nederlander chocolate"?
- mcv 9y agoAges ago I saw someone propose Netherlandic. Similar to Icelandic.
- mcv 9y ago> But "Netherland" is not an English word, and is likely to lead to a double-take in conversation, if not outright confusion. It's not a word, it's the name of a country. Peking got changed to Beijing because it as more accurate, right? This is the same thing.