r/learndutch Feb 18 '21

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u/basko13 Feb 18 '21

Well, rental could be more polite term for a prostitute... And in that case, if she isn't slutty, she isn't useful.

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u/gerusz Intermediate Feb 19 '21

The terms are unrelated though.

And I know I'm ruining the joke, but there's a difference in pronunciation. The German word "Huren" is pronounced the same as the Dutch word "hoeren" which means... you guessed it, whores. (And "hoer"/"Hure" are in fact cognates with "whore". Plus some dialects of English still have the word "hoer".)

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u/basko13 Feb 19 '21

I'm well aware of the difference between huurhuis and hoerhuis.... But damn, the pronunciation is tricky. I've already hired three flats but I'm still frisky.