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Afrikaans book
Hi~ Thanks for adding information on the Afrikaans Wikibook. I was hoping someone would start adding lessons to the wikibook before long. I was wondering if we can split the work. For example, I'll be in charge of the grammar afdeling while jy sal be in charge of the other sections... but thanks for helping! ;-) 71.163.70.76 17:52, 20 September 2006 (UTC) I hope to hear from you soon. Delano 10:33, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Hi. I'm the one who has been editing the Afrikaans book, although I usually do it anonymously. Sure, a collaberation sounds good. Let us just establish a few rules. Let's also try to keep it simple. For example, the US Afrikaans site, run by Jacques du Plessis, is a good resource but is far too technical for the layman, and the structure leaves quite a lot to be desired. A fun and readable book should be:
 * Visually appealing. Nothing more dull than staring at page after page of bland text on white backgrounds. Try to make it colourful and interesting as I did.
 * Easy to read and follow. Don't assume the reader has several degrees in linguistics and proceed to bog them down with technical terms. Make it easy for everyone to understand.
 * Include examples. Everytime you make a statement, include an example, as I did whenever I compared an English sentence with an Afrikaans one.
 * Include excercises. Get the reader participating right away and get them to think. Once a student can start constructing increasingly complex sentences, their confidence and desire to learn further skyrockets.
 * Most importantly, have fan, and try to make the course fun too.


 * Hi Delano~ I forgot to tell you that I am also working on the Spanish Wikibook on Afrikaans. As you've said before, I have actually adopted some materials from the US Afrikaans site by Jacques du Plessis on the Spanish Wikibook, and I hope to do so for the English Afrikaans Wikibook as well. What sections would you like to be in charge of? Iman0613 16:51, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I think I should be in charge of lesson structure. I disagree with Jacques' structure because, while it is informative, it is far too technical; not everyone visiting will know exactly what is a "third-verb-conjunctive".Delano 17:49, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay. That is completely fine with me. So I guess I should start working on the grammar section then. 68.48.32.65 02:27, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately the recent storms in the East have completely flooded all my computer systems and I am unable to access the computer as frequently as I can. I'm sorry if this creates any trouble for you - I'm actually typing this messsage from South Africa. 71.163.62.227 15:35, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

MOre writing
Do you think you could write some more for the Afrikaans wikibook. I would, but I don't know the language very well and I wouldn't be able to write with that style of writing. Icelandic Hurricane 22:44, 7 May 2007 (UTC)