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Island Stories #3

Island Stories #3

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Alexander Verbeek
Jun 19, 2021
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You may find it hard to pronounce the name of the island correctly: Schouwen-Duiveland. And the name of the village may even be more of a challenge: Burgh-Haamstede. The Dutch pronunciation of the ‘sch’ and the ‘gh’ makes it so hard. That’s why I write about ‘the island’ and ‘the village.’

Perhaps I should have said ‘the islands’ and ‘the villages.’ Sch…

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