New European Language - Page 2

Dark_Wolf · 07-24-2007, 09:05 PM

well apparantly I was told that when they were deciding on what language would be the primary one in the US they were around 4% out of having it as German. They had a vote and just less than 50% voted german I think.

so you see, always vote...

these days though it's the other way around. German is becoming more English using terms such as Der Team and Der Manager. Though my favourite english-german verb has gotta be 'downloaden'

sekiryu · 07-24-2007, 10:00 PM

Spanish is fast becoming the de facto language of the US. It's pissing me off.

[R-MOD]Saobh · 07-25-2007, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sekiryu

Spanish is fast becoming the de facto language of the US. It's pissing me off.

What doesn't piss you off ...

A-10Warthog · 07-25-2007, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sekiryu

Spanish is fast becoming the de facto language of the US. It's pissing me off.

i know

but good thing i learned it in HS

Hardtman · 07-25-2007, 07:40 AM

iu are onli jealus bekause iu don't have sauerkraut and kartofelbrei!

and bi ze vai: it's: "Das Team"

JohnnyPissoff · 07-25-2007, 11:38 AM

Not too odd seeing as English is a Germanic language anyway, and through the years some of the spellings deviated. An example:
English- milky way
Dutch - milk weg
German- milch weg
I can see where one tribe pronounced milk/milch way/weg a bit differently.
The Spanish originally were a Germanic tribe until they adopted the Romansh version of their language:
English - milk
German- milch
Spanish- leche

Lugubrum · 07-25-2007, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyPissoff

Not too odd seeing as English is a Germanic language anyway, and through the years some of the spellings deviated. An example:
English- milky way
Dutch - milk weg
German- milch weg
I can see where one tribe pronounced milk/milch way/weg a bit differently.
The Spanish originally were a Germanic tribe until they adopted the Romansh version of their language:
English - milk
German- milch
Spanish- leche

The Dutch word for milk is melk. Unless that is the old spelling, I don't know.

Mouse · 07-25-2007, 12:35 PM

Zat is Klas

JohnnyPissoff · 07-25-2007, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Lugubrum

The Dutch word for milk is melk. Unless that is the old spelling, I don't know.

Opps sorry, I speak a little dutch but haven't ever had the need to learn to spell it properly. So doesn't this actually illustrate my point a bit more about the historic deviations of the Germanic languages> (melk/milk)?

Hardtman · 07-25-2007, 02:05 PM

And there is no such thing as a Milch-Weg in german, the real name is "Milchstraße".

But since Straße means street, this is kinda negligible.

And don't complain because I'm responding only because of this trifle. I mean, whats more appropriate than a german spelling nazi?

07-24-2007, 09:05 PM	#11
Dark_Wolf Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 124	well apparantly I was told that when they were deciding on what language would be the primary one in the US they were around 4% out of having it as German. They had a vote and just less than 50% voted german I think. so you see, always vote... these days though it's the other way around. German is becoming more English using terms such as Der Team and Der Manager. Though my favourite english-german verb has gotta be 'downloaden'
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07-25-2007, 07:40 AM	#15
Hardtman Join Date: May 2007 Germany Location: Brunswick Posts: 406	iu are onli jealus bekause iu don't have sauerkraut and kartofelbrei! and bi ze vai: it's: "Das Team"
	Where do you stand?

07-25-2007, 02:05 PM	#20
Hardtman Join Date: May 2007 Germany Location: Brunswick Posts: 406	And there is no such thing as a Milch-Weg in german, the real name is "Milchstraße". But since Straße means street, this is kinda negligible. And don't complain because I'm responding only because of this trifle. I mean, whats more appropriate than a german spelling nazi?
	Where do you stand?

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07-24-2007, 10:00 PM	#12
sekiryu Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Murder city Posts: 957	Spanish is fast becoming the de facto language of the US. It's pissing me off.

07-25-2007, 11:38 AM	#16
JohnnyPissoff Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: République démocratique du Congo Posts: 1,249	Not too odd seeing as English is a Germanic language anyway, and through the years some of the spellings deviated. An example: English- milky way Dutch - milk weg German- milch weg I can see where one tribe pronounced milk/milch way/weg a bit differently. The Spanish originally were a Germanic tribe until they adopted the Romansh version of their language: English - milk German- milch Spanish- leche

07-25-2007, 12:35 PM	#18
Mouse Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: England, Newcastle Posts: 310	Zat is Klas

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