Talk:balen als een stekker

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I think this may be another colloquialism that's restricted to the Netherlands? ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  10:09, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
 * definitely, IMO! 5500 results for Dutch sites vs 1500 for Belgian sites . --10:22, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, the results for Belgian sites are dominated by news about football and other sports. Is that the usual context where it could be used in Belgium. The use of qualifiers like "they say" is also interesting, could it mean something like "they say up north" or "they (kids) say nowadays" to suggest an imported neologism? ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  10:28, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I think you're right about "they say"... The first thing I noticed with the Belgian/football results was the name of Dutch Adrie Koster. In any case, I'm sure there's quite some cross-pollination in the football world between Dutch coaches, players, journalists. Football (and sports in general) commentary and articles are filled to the brim with the weirdest sayings. They pop up at WT:RE:nl from time to time. The saying doesn't feel strange in that context. In other contexts I'd say it'd only be used for (comical) effect.
 * Btw, is there a template or a conventional way to link resources such as https://onzetaal.nl/taaladvies/balen-als-een-stekker ? To my surprise this search returns 0 results. Is there a policy against such external links? --Azertus (talk) 10:45, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
 * No, there isn't a template for that, but neither is there a policy restriction against external links in general. It depends on the relevance and quality of the linked page. In the case of the website of Onze Taal, I would say external links are highly desirable, it is a detailed, rather up-to-date and descriptive style guide. ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  10:52, 3 July 2021 (UTC)