On today’s episode of Spectacular Vernacular, Ben Zimmer tells Nicole Holliday how he’s been brushing up his Dutch. They also interview Cindy Blanco, senior learning specialist for the online language-learning app, Duolingo. And finally, we invite a listener to play a quiz that looks at the Dutch roots of some English words. We hope you’re ready!! You could win a year’s membership to Slate Plus.Do you have any language questions or fun facts to share? Email us at [email protected]. Produced by Jasmine Ellis. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Duolingo blog.Subscribe to Slate Plus. It’s only $1 for the first month. To learn more, go to slate.com/spectacularplus.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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