Nederlands(Nederlands) Oude maar niet vergeten woorden
Posted in Nieuws, Language
Tagged AFTH, Etymologie, Groot Dictee, ouderwets, Woord van het jaar
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(Nederlands) Laaggeletterdheid in Nederland
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Tagged laag opgeleid, laaggecijferdheid, laaggeletterden, stichting lezen en schrijven, voorlezen
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The oak tree, a natural monument
Wodanseiken, 1849, Jacob Jan Cremer
In all areas north of the equator oak trees grow naturally, and in ancient times immense oak woods covered large parts of Europe. The oak is a remarkable tree, a divine tree, famous, revered, and threatened. As irregular, powerful and vulnerable as life itself. Continue reading
Posted in Art & Culture
Tagged Nature reserve Wolfheze, Natuurmonumenten, Oosterbeekse School, Veluwezoom, Walks, Wodanseiken
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Robert Jacob Gordon (1) – infinitely intriguing
Robert Jacob Gordon, 1780
Beyond any border something new begins. Not many men have crossed as many borders and boundaries, cultural, cartographical, anthropological as well as zoological, as Robert Jacob Gordon did. He was a mind-broadening and pioneering person who opened up, quite literally, new horizons in an ever changing world. This introduction to Robert Jacob Gordon was written in Dutch on 25 October, in commemoration of the anniversary of his death in 1795. Continue reading