Man over woord: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In Man over woord, Pieter Embrechts does not look for the rules, but for the beauty and secrets of our language. Why do the West-Flemish have such a hard time with the difference between g and h? How many words does a person know and where do we get them? In these busy, busy times, do we also talk faster than in the past, and do Limburgers really speak slower than the other Flemish people? In his quest, Pieter meets ordinary people and top experts, and he discovers the craziest things. That the most difficult sentence you can make in Dutch only counts three words. That Ghent really is as unique as Ghent's thinking. What an unlikely world trip some words made before they ended up in our language.

Series details

• Title: Man over woord
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Dutch
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2011-11-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: VRT CANVAS
• Network country: Belgium
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 74295
• TVDB ID: 254131

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-11-18; final listed air date 2011-12-23; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-11-13; final listed air date 2012-12-18; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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