English UK » Dutch | 65 [sixty-five] | Negation 2

65 [vijfenzestig] Ontkenning 2

Is the ring expensive?	Is de ring duur?
No, it costs only one hundred Euros.	Nee, hij kost maar honderd euro.
But I have only fifty.	Maar ik heb er maar vijftig.
Are you finished?	Ben je al klaar?
No, not yet.	Nee, nog niet.
But I’ll be finished soon.	Maar ik ben zo klaar.
Do you want some more soup?	Wil je nog soep?
No, I don’t want anymore.	Nee, ik wil er geen meer.
But another ice cream.	Maar nog wel een ijsje.
Have you lived here long?	Woon je hier al lang?
No, only for a month.	Nee, pas een maand.
But I already know a lot of people.	Maar ik ken al veel mensen.
Are you driving home tomorrow?	Ga je morgen naar huis?
No, only on the weekend.	Nee, pas in het weekend.
But I will be back on Sunday.	Maar ik kom zondag al terug.
Is your daughter an adult?	Is je dochter al volwassen?
No, she is only seventeen.	Nee, ze is pas zeventien.
But she already has a boyfriend.	Maar ze heeft al een vriend.

Genetic mutation makes speaking possible

Man is the only living creature on Earth that can speak. This distinguishes him from animals and plants. Of course animals and plants also communicate with each other. However, they do not speak a complex syllable language. But why can man speak? Certain physical features are needed in order to be able to speak. These physical features are only found in humans. However, that does not necessarily mean that man developed them. In evolutionary history, nothing happens without a reason. Somewhere along the line, man began to speak. We do not yet know when exactly that was. But something must have happened that gave man speech. Researchers believe that a genetic mutation was responsible. Anthropologists have compared the genetic material of various living beings. It is well known that a particular gene influences speech. People in which it is damaged have problems with speech. They can't express themselves well and have a hard time understanding words. This gene was examined in people, apes, and mice. It is very similar in humans and chimpanzees. Only two small differences can be identified. But these differences make their presence known in the brain. Together with other genes, they influence certain brain activities. Thus humans can speak, whereas apes cannot. However, the riddle of the human language is not yet solved. For the gene mutation alone is not enough to enable speech. Researchers implanted the human gene variant in mice. It didn't give them the ability to speak… But their squeaks made quite a racket!