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Languages I speak in the order of fluency, numbered in the order of acquirement

  • Native language: Danish
  • Strong third language: English - I try to write British English but am quite fluent in US idioms and slang too.
  • Strong sixth language: Dutch
  • Passable second language: Swedish
  • Rusty fourth: German - Dutch is smack between Danish and German so I'm like "Ik ben een Berliner"
  • Rusty fifth: French - not speaking it often enough to be really fluent, but tête-à-tête I can have a conversation about more zan ze wayzer :)

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Are “Fish in a barrel” and “Sitting ducks” similar?
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Why use the word “copy” in “do you copy that”?
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What do you call the process immediately after peeing?
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What is the origin of “earthling”?
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What is antonym of “update”?
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What's the connection between “Holy Grail” and “Killer Rabbit”?
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An idiom meaning someone's doing something useless and has no result at the end
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Differences between e.g., viz. and i.e.
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Why is it called an “Indian file”?
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Where does the term “cold calling” originate from?
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Are there any expressions that describe going from a bad to a worse situation?
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Why do we use the word “thereof”?
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Are there shibboleths specific to native Russian speakers?
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Is there a single word for “money-mindedness”?
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Origin of “of course”?
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Usage of “we” as plural second-person
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What's the difference between “overlook”, “ignore” and “neglect”?
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What does “pray” mean in phrases like “pray proceed”?
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Strange grammar in Dracula
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Yoda's sentence structure
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Is there another way of saying 'user-unfriendly'?
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Why do we say “wearing perfumes?”
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What does it mean to “offer a plea for a caution”?
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Does this ‘twice’ mean two times, or double in quantity?
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Common phrases for something that appears good but is actually bad
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Is “Beginner” a measurement of time, or skill?
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“sick” or “ill”?
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How to pronounce “AKA”?
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What does “from hunger” mean?
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Origin of “rub someone the wrong way”
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