by Maarten H. Rijkens · BBNC Uitgevers · tapa dura · ISBN 9789045305615
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«I always get my sin» is the humor anthology by Maarten H. Rijkens, published by BBNC Uitgevers in hardcover (128 pages, in Dutch).
The book collects real mistakes made by Dutch speakers when speaking English, especially literal translations from Dutch that lead to absurd situations. It includes examples from politicians and executives, gathered by Maarten H. Rijkens during his time at Heineken, and satirizes the misunderstandings between Dutch and English.
The subtitle of the work is «Het bizarre Engels van Nederlanders» and the original edition was published on December 16, 2005.
Ideal for readers fond of linguistic humor and the peculiarities of English spoken in the Netherlands.
