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English "eventual" means something like "in the end". Legolas Send a noteboard - 23/03/2010 05:23:33 PM
I've used that word in the same way as the Swedish eventuell for twenty years without realizing this. That's not good.

So "eventual Dutch qualification" means that the Dutch will for sure qualify at some point in the future.
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Do you really need to have two different pronunciations of "the"? Lordling - 23/03/2010 02:06:02 PM 1423 Views
Need? No. Rebekah - 23/03/2010 02:17:09 PM 594 Views
I've never heard of that in my life. LiterateDog - 23/03/2010 02:29:37 PM 688 Views
I pronounce it both ways Sareitha Sedai - 23/03/2010 02:35:45 PM 686 Views
It's like "a". LiterateDog - 23/03/2010 02:45:14 PM 763 Views
Oh. I do that too. Sareitha Sedai - 23/03/2010 02:59:20 PM 697 Views
"all intenstive purposes"...*shudder* LadyLorraine - 23/03/2010 02:45:35 PM 663 Views
Yeah, that makes me shudder, too. People are retarded. *NM* LiterateDog - 23/03/2010 02:50:41 PM 358 Views
I have never actually heard anyone say "all intensive purposes". MightyYT - 23/03/2010 05:25:37 PM 652 Views
Or you could be surrounded by smarter people than I am. *NM* Sareitha Sedai - 23/03/2010 05:26:44 PM 260 Views
Really? I'd say most people say it incorrectly and most don't even know... everynametaken - 23/03/2010 09:35:49 PM 664 Views
I do too damookster - 24/03/2010 04:07:56 AM 564 Views
Or irregardless. *shudders* I saw it in the dictionary but really... globug0822 - 26/03/2010 12:03:13 PM 610 Views
You should a a few words Floffe - 26/03/2010 12:42:36 PM 618 Views
What Joe said, almost. Palatine - 23/03/2010 04:51:08 PM 855 Views
Seems to me that only works if you pronounce "history" without the H. *NM* Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:02:29 PM 414 Views
That's my point. I've never heard anyone say it without the "h." *NM* Palatine - 24/03/2010 04:55:35 PM 358 Views
An history Rebekah - 23/03/2010 05:07:08 PM 823 Views
(h)erb. *NM* everynametaken - 23/03/2010 09:37:58 PM 344 Views
I will not use "an." Palatine - 24/03/2010 04:59:00 PM 598 Views
Never heard that one snoopcester - 23/03/2010 05:09:40 PM 634 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 23/03/2010 05:13:17 PM 767 Views
I wasn't using it as that snoopcester - 23/03/2010 05:19:43 PM 592 Views
OK. Rebekah - 23/03/2010 05:25:22 PM 659 Views
It's enough of a rule. Palatine - 24/03/2010 05:02:46 PM 636 Views
Re: Never heard that one ßelals Girl - 23/03/2010 06:14:21 PM 765 Views
I speak mid-west English and have never said an history or ever heard anyone else use it. everynametaken - 23/03/2010 09:38:53 PM 715 Views
I've heard it spoken that way several times--on TV/radio by someone trying to be "serious." *NM* Palatine - 24/03/2010 05:05:48 PM 358 Views
It seems I use them both. Beqi - 23/03/2010 06:05:30 PM 603 Views
I also don't post in the correct place, it seems. Beqi - 23/03/2010 06:36:59 PM 622 Views
One is sufficient. The Shrike - 23/03/2010 02:30:53 PM 824 Views
Is it possible you do it and don't realize it? Avendesora - 23/03/2010 05:11:28 PM 554 Views
I think I do it in many cases, yeah... Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:19:13 PM 694 Views
That's what we were taught in school as well ironclad - 23/03/2010 02:35:29 PM 667 Views
That's what I thought of, too. Joel - 23/03/2010 05:42:14 PM 669 Views
Re: Do you really need to have two different pronunciations of "the"? lyringlas - 23/03/2010 02:46:41 PM 781 Views
As long as you don't say, "should of" 'cos then I must beat you. Joel - 23/03/2010 05:49:09 PM 699 Views
Re: As long as you don't say, "should of" 'cos then I must beat you. lyringlas - 23/03/2010 06:09:27 PM 569 Views
"Should've" versus "should of" Bored - 23/03/2010 06:46:37 PM 676 Views
Sounds like we're on thee same page. Joel - 23/03/2010 06:58:21 PM 731 Views
I tend to use both Isaac - 23/03/2010 10:06:01 PM 659 Views
I think that there are people who pronounce The with that convention LadyLorraine - 23/03/2010 02:47:59 PM 700 Views
Unfortunately you chose two very bad examples. Tim - 23/03/2010 02:48:42 PM 898 Views
British English is weird oO LadyLorraine - 23/03/2010 02:59:49 PM 690 Views
I don't. Tim - 23/03/2010 03:04:22 PM 694 Views
Right Sareitha Sedai - 23/03/2010 03:10:08 PM 658 Views
duly noted LadyLorraine - 23/03/2010 03:10:16 PM 639 Views
I do! Liam - 23/03/2010 10:57:48 PM 660 Views
Shut up, Frenchie! LiterateDog - 23/03/2010 11:03:21 PM 634 Views
Hehe ironclad - 23/03/2010 03:06:31 PM 618 Views
"Park Life!" *NM* Tim - 23/03/2010 03:09:24 PM 265 Views
*NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 03:10:35 PM 321 Views
Heh, thanks for bringing this up. *NM* Avendesora - 23/03/2010 04:37:07 PM 335 Views
That was my immediate reaction to this post! *NM* Tom - 23/03/2010 05:21:16 PM 387 Views
"y" is a consonant? or the "u" sound Aeryn - 23/03/2010 09:02:57 PM 798 Views
Hopefully this will explain. Tim - 23/03/2010 11:29:58 PM 715 Views
Re: Hopefully this will explain. Aeryn - 25/03/2010 08:40:21 PM 885 Views
I've only just discovered I do it. Liam - 23/03/2010 11:02:18 PM 600 Views
AH! globug0822 - 26/03/2010 11:48:35 AM 572 Views
Whatever the nativespeakers say Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:01:16 PM 656 Views
Do you mean "consistent"? If not, I can't work out what you mean by "consequent". Tim - 23/03/2010 05:05:38 PM 597 Views
I can testify that that one is a terribly annoying false friend in Dutch. And apparently in Swedish. Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:10:03 PM 754 Views
What do people confuse "eventual" with? "Eventful"? Tim - 23/03/2010 05:12:02 PM 618 Views
You never realize even the most obvious of these things in your own language. Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:16:35 PM 672 Views
"Gift" has amused me ever since I started learning German. Joel - 23/03/2010 05:39:48 PM 562 Views
*NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 07:45:48 PM 311 Views
Oh, it must be an incredibly important word to know when visiting Europe. Sophy - 23/03/2010 08:12:19 PM 671 Views
Even so. Joel - 23/03/2010 08:29:52 PM 677 Views
I wasnt invited! Sophy - 23/03/2010 09:04:16 PM 651 Views
You were so. Joel - 23/03/2010 09:05:58 PM 609 Views
No, I better finish my stupid essay! Sophy - 23/03/2010 09:08:06 PM 676 Views
I can't imagine a world where that could possibly be as rewarding or invigorating as my company. Joel - 23/03/2010 09:11:49 PM 613 Views
Nah, it's not about EFL, it's about Dutch-English false friends. Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:17:28 PM 782 Views
Wait! The English eventual doesnt mean that? Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:21:19 PM 629 Views
English "eventual" means something like "in the end". Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:23:33 PM 627 Views
Whoops! Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:26:05 PM 688 Views
I think the English "eventual" applies to something that is more certain (or assumed) in the future Sareitha Sedai - 23/03/2010 05:25:39 PM 586 Views
LOL what is it with you today?? *NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 07:57:33 PM 339 Views
You mean that I'm usually brighter? Sophy - 23/03/2010 08:13:04 PM 666 Views
How would you translate eventueel into English? "Potential"? "The possibility of"? Tim - 23/03/2010 05:23:58 PM 726 Views
I think I'd ditch the adjective and switch the sentence around to a different construction. Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:33:19 PM 795 Views
Do you only use it for future? Or all possible things that may or may not be? Camilla - 23/03/2010 10:27:16 PM 656 Views
Dutch is way closer to Norwegian than to Danish. Legolas - 23/03/2010 11:07:51 PM 605 Views
Re: Dutch is way closer to Norwegian than to Danish. Camilla - 23/03/2010 11:09:54 PM 709 Views
*nods* Similar, but not the same, then. Legolas - 23/03/2010 11:12:37 PM 642 Views
Re: *nods* Similar, but not the same, then. Camilla - 23/03/2010 11:22:52 PM 578 Views
Isn't that T an adverbial marker, then? Legolas - 23/03/2010 11:28:01 PM 653 Views
tim might be able to answer that better than me, as he probably understands what you are referringto Camilla - 23/03/2010 11:33:07 PM 591 Views
Re: Isn't that T an adverbial marker, then? Legolas - 23/03/2010 11:39:37 PM 674 Views
Re: Isn't that T an adverbial marker, then? Camilla - 23/03/2010 11:42:29 PM 1022 Views
Nah, I know, that's why I said "eventuell" was a bad example - it makes no sense as a predicate. Legolas - 23/03/2010 11:51:06 PM 730 Views
I would come in and lay the smackdown, but unfortunately I have to leave in a few minutes. Tim - 24/03/2010 09:27:28 AM 563 Views
Re: I would come in and lay the smackdown, but unfortunately I have to leave in a few minutes. Camilla - 25/03/2010 12:15:14 PM 675 Views
Ah, that's the right word, yes. Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:10:19 PM 627 Views
konsekvent Camilla - 23/03/2010 06:22:26 PM 628 Views
We need to make a Dutch-Norwegian-Swedish mixture language to replace English, clearly. *NM* Legolas - 23/03/2010 06:27:23 PM 414 Views
Re: We need to make a Dutch-Norwegian-Swedish mixture language to replace English, clearly. Camilla - 23/03/2010 06:28:47 PM 743 Views
This is an excellent point. Legolas - 23/03/2010 08:23:42 PM 529 Views
*clears throat* *NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 07:58:21 PM 318 Views
Okay, we'll let Austrian join too. Legolas - 23/03/2010 08:00:26 PM 545 Views
Why dilute a perfectly good language with norwegian, dutch and austrian? *NM* jh - 23/03/2010 08:12:40 PM 374 Views
Cool! I'm in! Sophy - 23/03/2010 08:16:32 PM 637 Views
I've no doubt its grammar is awesome... making more sense, that sounds rather less likely. *NM* Legolas - 23/03/2010 08:23:10 PM 365 Views
Don't listen to her ironclad - 23/03/2010 08:24:06 PM 593 Views
Hmpf! Böse Kartoffel! Sophy - 23/03/2010 09:05:37 PM 692 Views
Like Esperanto but with germanic roots? Me likey! *NM* Floffe - 24/03/2010 04:43:59 PM 356 Views
Nopes. nossy - 23/03/2010 05:03:18 PM 624 Views
In my dialect, it's more or less like that Larry - 23/03/2010 05:35:31 PM 548 Views
I don't, but I'm American, and apparently that makes the difference. Joel - 23/03/2010 05:55:10 PM 690 Views
Try it with a bunch of words starting with vowels, then. Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:59:03 PM 594 Views
"thuh" for the first two, seems like "thee" for the rest. Joel - 23/03/2010 06:08:14 PM 695 Views
The (thuh) for all of them. everynametaken - 23/03/2010 09:53:16 PM 633 Views
Thee for all of them *NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 09:54:58 PM 359 Views
Me too. *NM* Legolas - 23/03/2010 09:59:16 PM 330 Views
Thee for all! o/ Avendesora - 24/03/2010 08:37:23 PM 673 Views
I don't know if we need to, but it would sound silly if we didn't ßelals Girl - 23/03/2010 06:05:53 PM 611 Views
Re: I don't know if we need to, but it would sound silly if we didn't Lordling - 23/03/2010 06:26:30 PM 798 Views
Just go with instinct Rebekah - 23/03/2010 06:29:52 PM 631 Views
Quit while you're behind... Tom - 23/03/2010 08:58:26 PM 644 Views
Unless you like to use archaic English, that is Larry - 23/03/2010 09:20:26 PM 623 Views
I somehow doubt that Lordling - 25/03/2010 08:09:44 PM 770 Views
I like it Camilla - 23/03/2010 06:23:06 PM 636 Views
You sound like him Lordling - 23/03/2010 06:32:09 PM 666 Views
Re: You sound like him Camilla - 23/03/2010 06:33:03 PM 705 Views
Oh!!! That's just the kind of teacher I'm going to be! *NM* Sophy - 23/03/2010 09:06:26 PM 490 Views
Haha good stuff *NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 09:24:37 PM 335 Views
Never heard of that before. *NM* Wibble - 23/03/2010 08:18:48 PM 248 Views
I do it AgentOrange - 23/03/2010 09:32:04 PM 575 Views
Same here. *NM* Legolas - 23/03/2010 09:33:51 PM 357 Views
Thuh is what most people I know use although I find that more educated people use thee at times. everynametaken - 23/03/2010 09:58:57 PM 631 Views
I have never heard that before in my life. globug0822 - 26/03/2010 11:46:44 AM 790 Views
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