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Subject: Nope

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Ed Harris (London)

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Date Posted: 00:02:41 01/24/05 Mon
In reply to: Ian (Australia) 's message, "Ah, but "weekend" is not the same as "end of the week", is it?" on 21:46:30 01/23/05 Sun

Except, of course, in Teutonic languages, where, as in English, they just lump two words together to make one new word. Wochenende is a case in point. The trouble with German is that it takes this too far: 'declarations of independence' is rendered in German 'Unabhaengigkeitserklaerungen', or literally "notdependentnessdeclarations". That's why the poor blighters are arguing about spelling reform all the time.

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Seon Caimbeul
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Date Posted: 13:30:03 01/24/05 Mon

Typical anglo-centric pish. English monoglots might not have any real interest in other languages and so have no way of comparing their own language with others but they still believe that they are the ubermensch, and that English is the ubersprach.

'Wad the Lord the giftie gie them, tae see theirsels as ithirs see them.'

Whit a stupit, arrogant bunch o useless, dunderheidit clouns.

SeonaidhC

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Author: Ed Harris (London) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:47:19 01/24/05 Mon Although I would make a pretty feeble linguist if I were a monoglot. I would be interested to read your reply to Kevin's message about knowledge of languages chez members of the forum. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]