A few days ago I was referring in this blog to the fact that Quality, indeed with a capital Q, is probably the most wanted ingredient to improve life.
All my life I have been scribbling in Dutch and if I suddenly change into English, I don’t know if (and how) I can guarantee the quality that I like seek. I know, the devil is in the detail and when writing in English I can not control all the small details. Gone are the tweezers picked words, the balanced choice of metaphors or the… yep, all other devils I care about.
In Dutch I try to choose my words carefully, in English I will just go for the meaning since the basket to choose from is smaller, my flexibility in that language less, just like the playfulness.The quality will go down, the number of people I can reach will go up. I hate to admid, but quantity wins over quality.
My long time friend Lies once said: ‘My English is pretty good, but there is just no word for ‘tuttelen’… that kind of pictures it.
I will internationalize, but not head over heals, every now and then some pieces in English… and I will keep a close eye on the statistics.
If I see any results, I will adept.
