Dutch?

[MerEmma]

All of a sudden all my languages on this site is Dutch. I can read the posts but everything else is in Dutch. :\

[Mermaid Annariea]

what you'll have to do is:
go up to the top right of the page and click settings (or maybe it will say "instillingen", it's the second to last clickable link, next to the log out button.
then, on the sidebars that are on the left, go to the third bar and to the second section. it should have a lock symbol beside it. under that part, you'll go down to the second clicky, general settings (or maybe it'll say "algemene instellingen", i'm using google translate lol). click on that.
go all the way down to the very last drop down menu bar thing, called forum language (or whatever one says "deutsch (du)" in the drop down part). change that back to english, and you should be good :D

i hope this helps!

[MerEmma]

OMG YES. THANK YOU. I CAN READ THINGS AGAIN.

[Kanti]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ882QYzr-M

[MerEmma]

Omigosh, what's that from? xD

[Kanti]

haha!
it's an Austin Powers movie! Goldmember

[Kanti]

xD my boyfriend ALWAYS quotes it hahaha it's pretty random too
I'd recommend seeing it! I'm sure they have it on netflix or something by now


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu31VyXlTzo

[MerEmma]

It's gone back to Dutch again... =\ I can fix it now but I don't know why.

[MerEmma]

Wait. It's not Dutch. It's some other language now?

Now it's English again...?

[Kanti]

xD
That sounds like a really random glitch. Maybe MN wants you to learn a new language hahaha

[Ashe]

Haha better get a Rosetta Stone set now! Have you talked to Winged Mermaid or Malinghi?

[MerEmma]

Oh gosh, haha, you guys. Maybe I should learn Dutch! I haven't talked to them actually. Should I PM them?

[Ashe]

I would. The least they would say is that is might just be your computer. Anyways, they are always encouraging members to ask them about site issues and things like that. :)

[MerEmma]

I'll clear my cookies/cache next time it happens and see if that helps. If it doesn't, then I'll contact one of them.

[Mermaid Annariea]

this band sings in dutch, they're called heidevolk. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ls_ydHstU
their voices are like... angels. badass viking angels.
oh man ~

[AptaMer]

All of a sudden all my languages on this site is Dutch. I can read the posts but everything else is in Dutch

Hi MerEmma, Just a note. When you go to the Settings/General menu, the 3 languages available are English, German (Deutsch) and Spanish (Español) so the Deutsch (Du) option actually changes the language to German.

The language we call Dutch is the language spoken by people of the Netherlands, and they call their language Nederlands

Just to add to the mix:

German People call English: Englisch
Dutch people call English: Engels
Spanish people call English: Inglés

This video seemed like a lot of fun to watch, and kind of explains it


http://youtu.be/eE_IUPInEuc http://youtu.be/eE_IUPInEuc

Plus Dutch is spoken in many other places (don't want to leave anybody out, thanks for the reminder, Ariel Starfish :highfive:)


In Belgium (where people call it vlaamse taal, and English people often call it Flemish)
In Suriname in northern South America (it used to be a Dutch colony)
In the Dutch Caribbean Islands
In South Africa (where people call it Afrikaans)
In Namibia, where Afrikaans is one of the official languages


On a geographical tangent, Afrikaans is pretty different from modern Dutch and Flemish. It started diverging from Dutch in Europe in the 1600s, and has many archaic grammar and spelling features, and they have imported many words from other South African languages as well as invented their own slang, but IME South African, Dutch and Flemish people can talk comfortably to each other with just a little practice.

[Ariel-Starfish]

Hi MerEmma, Just a note. When you go to the Settings/General menu, the 3 languages available are English, German (Deutsch) and Spanish (Español) so the Deutsch (Du) option actually changes the language to German.

The language we call Dutch is the language spoken by people of the Netherlands, and they call their language Nederlands

Just to add to the mix:

German People call English: Englisch
Dutch people call English: Engels
Spanish people call English: Inglés

This video seemed like a lot of fun to watch, and kind of explains it


http://youtu.be/eE_IUPInEuc http://youtu.be/eE_IUPInEuc


Hey! Belgians talk Dutch to you know ;)
Or flemish... It's almost the same, but with another accent

[Aziara]

this band sings in dutch, they're called heidevolk. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ls_ydHstU
their voices are like... angels. badass viking angels.
oh man ~
One of my husband's favorite songs is actually by that band... this version has subtitles, and it is HILARIOUS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reOLeLX0Q9U

[AptaMer]

Hey! Belgians talk Dutch to you know ;)
Or flemish... It's almost the same, but with another accent

Gefixeerd! Bedankt voor de herinnering!

(or, as the German people/Deutsche Leute would say)

Repariert! Danke für die Erinnerung!

(I've forgotten so much from my early days. Tell me if I made a mistake, Ariel)

[telzey.amberdon]

Mine was German. I never asked for any other langauge.

[Usagi]

Emma...you just KILLED me by not recognizing Austin Powers. Hahaha not because I love the movies or anything, but because I've never met anyone that DIDN'T know it lol

[AptaMer]

Oooops ! I had never seen the Austin Powers clip either.

[AptaMer]

Just couldn't resist, here's one of The Little Mermaid's most famous songs in German (Unten im Meer)


http://youtu.be/p5eGvZIeoqA http://youtu.be/p5eGvZIeoqA

and Dutch (Diep in de zee)


http://youtu.be/EnBh4BAIrjE http://youtu.be/EnBh4BAIrjE

and Danish


http://youtu.be/6GEDhKK6inU http://youtu.be/6GEDhKK6inU