Curaçao v Côte d’Ivoire is the World Cup’s only group-stage match where both team-listings need either a cedilla or a circumflex.
Curaçao brings the ç. Côte d’Ivoire brings the ô.
Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, diacritically-based World Cup analysis.
@snaillester My favourite thing about learning German is that it tells you
“Here are the rules. Learn them. Do not whine about verb conjugation. Do not complain about having 4 cases because Latin has more. Learn the genders of objects. You now speak German”.
@BradfemlyWalsh@EveExamines My grandfather was Dutch, so I learnt how to pronounce stroopwafels as a kid. He called Hagelslag “Muisjes” because they looked like mouse droppings 🤪I am also very fond of spekulaas. Mmmm.
@Tina_Hokwana Make sure you have an Ante-Nuptual Contract in place before you marry. No-one likes to think of divorce before they get married, but it is essential, and protects you both in the case of a bankruptcy or sequestration as well.
@Demeter_Erinia Music I listen to that I can understand:
English
Afrikaans
German
French
Flemmish
Music I listen to that I can’t understand:
Italian (Opera)
IsiZulu, SeSotho
Russian
@RobertMPayne1@For_Film_Fans Yeah, I realised about - 10 seconds after posting that in Tootsie he is quite clearly a man in drag. Also didn’t win the Oscar. Can’t delete. Linda Hunt was amazing in the year of living dangerously, I love that film so much.
@ScrrreamingPink Was in Japan in 2008, and we were obsessed with all the different flavours of KitKat - my favourite was green- tea flavoured! Also loved Pocky - pretzel sticks dipped in chocolate. Amazing.