twasilverbullet, " I wrote above, "Flemish is a dialect of the Dutch language ....". You responded with "I must disagree with you. Flemish is not a dialect; it is a regional variety of Dutch.
You make my case! My desk Merriam-Webster's leading definition of "dialect" is "a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation...". Others dictionaries add the phrases "local" and "provincial".
I'm not a Dutch speaker; but I have enough reading ability in the language to translate your last post (in Dutch) to a backhanded and gratuitous suggestion that I follow your example of not discussing what I know nothing about.
Since your
only quibble about my lengthy post on the historical basis for the three languages of Belgium is my use of the English word "dialect" to describe Flemish, I respectively and politely suggest you follow your own advice.
Otherwise, Best Wishes
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