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Languages compared

  

Category:  The Lighter Side/ Humor

Via:  perrie-halpern  •  10 years ago  •  39 comments

Languages compared


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Kavika
Professor Principal
link   Kavika     10 years ago

Lot's of guttural sounds in German.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
link   Buzz of the Orient    10 years ago
 
 
 
Bob Nelson
Professor Guide
link   Bob Nelson    10 years ago

Excellent!

You'll probably like

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
Professor Expert
link   seeder  Perrie Halpern R.A.    10 years ago

Sorry Buzz. Is there some version of youtube that we should know about that you can get?

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
Professor Expert
link   seeder  Perrie Halpern R.A.    10 years ago

Great one Bob! Even within London, the accents change from location to location. He did a fine job of nailing it though.

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
Professor Expert
link   seeder  Perrie Halpern R.A.    10 years ago

Here Buzz,

I found this for you:

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
link   Buzz of the Orient    10 years ago

Thank you. The front page of your article shows up as a blank to me, so the link you planted there does not appear. Now I can open it because of the link you just posted in a comment. Tudou is a website that enables me to watch movies and listen to music.

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
Professor Expert
link   seeder  Perrie Halpern R.A.    10 years ago

No you can open it because I found it on Chinese Youtube

 
 
 
Larry Hampton
Professor Quiet
link   Larry Hampton    10 years ago

More and more I'm seeing articles/seeds (or should I say I'm NOT seeing articles/seeds) that I can't open. I shake my head in wonder since the new CoC indicates that this should NOT be done.

No Buzz, the CoC does not have a rule stipulating that articles and seeds unable to be opened by Buzz of the Orient, are a CoCviolation.

It does say It's just about Memes as stand alone articles.

As you have been reminded of before. ...not pictures, not videos, but memes. I'm sorry that some ofthefreedom loving countries around the world have declined the privilege of YouTube, and that that, affects you. Jeesh though, aren't you a law dude or something? Is it really that hard to interpret that one rule? Not that you don't like it, as is easily ascertained; but, that you don't understand it. C'mon man.

You must get sick of the restrictions on freedom. You don't talk about it much, I can see why.

 
 
 
Larry Hampton
Professor Quiet
link   Larry Hampton    10 years ago

That was hilarious actually!

:~)

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
link   Buzz of the Orient    10 years ago

I've always believed that the French language sounds much more beautiful than most other languages. For example the word for "bird" is "oiseau" (pronounced "wahsoh"), the word for "song" is "chanson" (pronounced "shawnsown"). German is at the top of this list for ugly-sounding.

 
 
 
Dowser
Sophomore Quiet
link   Dowser    10 years ago

Anyone else notice that the German words are a whole lot more complicated, in general?

German is a good way to clear one's throat... Smile.gif

We're having a language disconnect at our house, ethese days. Matthew is studying Japanese and Chinese, and I can't understand a word he says. He says something like, "domoarigatto", and I say, "huh?" Grin.gif

 
 
 
Dowser
Sophomore Quiet
link   Dowser    10 years ago

This guy kind of exaggerates it, but Swiss German is much softer, more "S" than "Ch"... Austrian German is also much softer sounding. But, it's a great way to clear one's throat, or rasp one's tonsils, for sure!

 
 
 
Bob Nelson
Professor Guide
link   Bob Nelson    10 years ago

German words are a whole lot more complicated

German words are often constructed by combining other words: "Krankenhaus" is "sickness house", and so on. When a word is formed from words that are already combinations of words... they can indeed get long and complicated!

 
 
 
Broliver "TheSquirrel" Stagnasty
Freshman Silent
link   Broliver "TheSquirrel" Stagnasty    10 years ago

The correct response to Domoarigatto is, of course, Mister Roboto....

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
link   Kavika     10 years ago

Now this is complicated.

miinibaashkiminasiganibiitoosijiganibadagwiingweshiganibakwezhigan. Translation is, blueberry pie.

 
 
 
Bob Nelson
Professor Guide
link   Bob Nelson    10 years ago

Obviously...

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
link   Buzz of the Orient    10 years ago

I didn't mean to sound selfish - my complaint was not about me, it was about the rule not being followed. The reminder link you provided opened to a similar situation but yours at least had a link that was visible under the blank page so I could determine what the article was about even if I couldn't see it. In this case, the link was part of what was invisible to me so I had no idea what it was about.

As for the laws, rules and customs that govern life here - although I could enjoy more freedom in Canada, they don't restrict my life that much because at my age I'm happy just to be comfortable. I understand the need for the restrictions that are imposed here, so although I mouth off a bit about the internet limitations, it's probably only because I have known more freedom, even here. When I first came here YouTube, Facebook and Google were all available, but since then they've been blocked.

 
 
 
Aeonpax
Freshman Silent
link   Aeonpax    10 years ago

 
 
 
Dowser
Sophomore Quiet
link   Dowser    10 years ago

Like: Unterwassermotorpumpen. The word for submersible pump.

I love how the BMW engineers think, too: WASSER IST VERBOTEN, (water is forbidden), written on the radiator top. I guess you could use wine, milk, coca-cola, but God forbid you use water! Grin.gif

 
 
 
Dowser
Sophomore Quiet
link   Dowser    10 years ago

I love that one! Grin.gif

I now have a correct response!

 
 
 
Dowser
Sophomore Quiet
link   Dowser    10 years ago

Holy cow, Kavika!!!

 
 
 
Nona62
Professor Silent
link   Nona62    10 years ago

I knew that!! j/kSmile.gif

 
 
 
Bob Nelson
Professor Guide
link   Bob Nelson    10 years ago

Unglaublich!

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
link   Kavika     10 years ago

LOL Nona, I'm sure that you did.

No Dowser, it's blueberry pie, not a holy cow.Smile.gif Holy cow is...Ozazaamakamig.

 
 
 
Bob Nelson
Professor Guide
link   Bob Nelson    10 years ago

Oh, yes, please, Kavika!! Tell us the word for "holy cow".

It should be f***ing AMAZING!

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
link   Kavika     10 years ago

Bob, should there be an /s after your comment? Oder sind sie ein ass?

If my comments bother you Bob, perhaps you shouldn't read them. Spare yourself from opening your mind and learning something new, or having a laugh.

BTW, this was supposed to be a fun article. You do understand that part of it don't you? Light hearted, joking, laughing, that sort of thing.

The seeder of the article listed it under, ''The Lighter side/humor. That should have been a big hint for you.

Sorry that your having a bad day, or life. Try to keep it to yourself, many here are enjoying the article and having a bit of a laugh.

 
 
 
Dowser
Sophomore Quiet
link   Dowser    10 years ago

Grin.gif

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
link   Buzz of the Orient    10 years ago

To all of you who prefer to use YouTube to actually writing in your own words:

Does that explain things to you?

 
 
 
Bob Nelson
Professor Guide
link   Bob Nelson    10 years ago

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No sarcasm... If "blueberry pie" is "amazing"... which it definitely is!

Then "holy cow" should be "f***ing AMAZING!"... right?

No disrespect intended.

None of which obviates the possibility of my being an ass, of course...

 
 
 
Dowser
Sophomore Quiet
link   Dowser    10 years ago
Let It Be
When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

Yeah, let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
When the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be
For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be

Yeah, let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Yeah, let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
You know there's gonna be an answer, let it be
And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine on until tomorrow, let it be
 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
link   Kavika     10 years ago

If I misunderstood your comment, than I apologize Bob.

 
 
 
Bob Nelson
Professor Guide
link   Bob Nelson    10 years ago

My humor misfires about half the time... and isn't really funny the other half...

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Petey Coober
Freshman Silent
link   Petey Coober    10 years ago

I'll bet Gisele Bundchen could make even German sound good :

 
 
 
Dowser
Sophomore Quiet
link   Dowser    10 years ago

That man was trying to make it sound harsh, I think. German can be pronounced much softer... Smile.gif

 
 
 
Petey Coober
Freshman Silent
link   Petey Coober    10 years ago

Of course it would be even better to feature someone who actually speaks German ... like Heidi Klum :

 
 
 
Dowser
Sophomore Quiet
link   Dowser    10 years ago

Not that I can understand a word said, other than "and", "the", etc., but he doesn't sound like he is clearing his throat... Nor does she!

3 years of study over 40 years ago, doesn't help much! Smile.gif

My German teacher told me that Germans think that the most beautiful words in the English language are "Cellar door".

 
 
 
Broliver "TheSquirrel" Stagnasty
Freshman Silent
link   Broliver "TheSquirrel" Stagnasty    10 years ago

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Broliver "TheSquirrel" Stagnasty
Freshman Silent
link   Broliver "TheSquirrel" Stagnasty    10 years ago

 
 

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