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Chart positions[edit]

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Name[edit]

Perhaps worth mentioning that the name 'The Common Linnets' sounds idiotic in English, even if it is the official zoological name of this species of bird. Most English speakers don't know what a linnet is, and 'common' suggests 'coarse', 'socially inferior', rather like 'ordinair' in Dutch (so, if you describe someone as 'common', it isn't a compliment). A typical example of Dutch speakers playing around with a language they don't know as well as they think they do!188.230.248.85 (talk) 17:56, 11 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong person in the photo[edit]

The left person in the first photo is not Waylon (who is part of the Common Linnets) but a singer who is actually member of Bosshoss. The Common Linnets just collaborated with BossHoss for a few songs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.64.168.100 (talk) 10:39, 13 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Tukkers[edit]

The name Common Linnets is not from "heikneuters", but from "tukkers". People from Twente are called Tukkers, and the bird kneu (or common linnet) is also sometimes called tukker in "het plat". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nickdenuijl (talk • contribs) 19:01, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]