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I will never get that. They with their 5000 tenses. In German we have like 6 (see, I don't even know it) but we only use 4. It's really easy with the tenses in German. Quote:
Yah, a lot of the french and spanish words are similar. But only in the written form. I wouldn't be able to find the similarities when they speak French. Impossible. Always leaving away half of the word.
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Why does the Danes base their counting on 20? Is it the German influence?
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Oh, I've been wanting to ask. Can 'Yank' be used in a friendly-teasing way? I've seen it used before that way on a different messageboard but I've noticed it isn't really well received here on the Entmoot.
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01-15-2004, 04:32 PM | #808 | |
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01-16-2004, 02:12 AM | #810 |
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I didn't know 'yankee' would be taken as an offence by an American. Why don't you like it?
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On the other hand - if you said it to a southerner- chances are you are seriously going to get an earful. They lost the war to the north (Yankees) - remember?
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Bearing in mind that Americans often use terms like Canuck or Kiwi without being derogatory, it's strange that you think others use the term Yankee to express disdain.
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You know, it might come in handy with my career as an interpreter/linguist. Not only because I love grammar. [Edit] Only for Jonathan's eyes, eh? But I saw it too. I'm quite offended. Last edited by Linaewen : 01-16-2004 at 04:33 AM. |
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Try calling a Norwegian 'nisse' and see what happens.
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Don't call a Swede 'torsk' either. Well do I remember the anger that it once caused... I don't think there's any term for an Australian that would offend an Aussie. Jag vann, JD! |
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You shouldn't call a Norwegian 'torsk' either, though it doesn't mean the same as in Swedish, I'm quite convinced it would be taken as an offence.
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How do you say 'You ...[idiot etc]' in Norsk? I mean, the Swedish equivalent of something like 'Din dumbom!'. Can you tell me some norsk interjections? Takk! I wouldn't be offended if someone called me a cod. I'd be confused. (And then smack them on the head). JD, it means both cod and a person who goes to prostitutes or something. Svensken var inte glad. |
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