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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, May 7 2003 05:03
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Does anyone know when the whole über thing got started? Why do people say über when they don't even speak German? There's no Misc anymore so i guess this must be general. Thanks -------------------- jesus saves, all others take full damage Posts: 329 | Registered: Wednesday, February 13 2002 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, May 7 2003 05:10
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I guess this is an exact equivalent to using "super" when you don't have Latin. I don't have a Mac so I'm not going to try to write it though. -------------------- KazeArctica: Oh yes. KazeArctica: Oh YES Posts: 93 | Registered: Sunday, September 30 2001 22:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, May 7 2003 05:17
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Not sure where it got started but it just seems to be another foreign word that has found its way into American slang. Maybe it stemmed from that what's-his-name German philosopher and the (can't do the umlaut) ubermensch.... Posts: 97 | Registered: Friday, April 18 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, May 7 2003 05:54
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I think it's because the English superlatives have become so overused that they no longer have the impact people might want to convey. People then decide to borrow from another language - it still means 'super' but it sounds foreign (hence 'intellectual') and has more impact as it's not used as often as the word super. -------------------- We meet and part now over all the world; we, the lost company, take hands together in the night, forget the night in our brief happiness, silently. -- Judith Wright My website Posts: 512 | Registered: Wednesday, February 12 2003 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, May 7 2003 05:57
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quote:  Friedrich Nietzsche Übermensch/Superman -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, May 7 2003 06:01
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Darn! I thought so! Freddy! "Man and Superman"...d'oh! Gosh, now we can be all existential and stuff. But then, what would it matter? :) Posts: 97 | Registered: Friday, April 18 2003 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Wednesday, May 7 2003 11:55
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Using über in a non-German context is annoying, but it beats the Mötley Crüe. :P (I speak a bit of German, but I'm not entirely sure what it means. From what I gather, it has a few meanings. It can mean "over" as in "Deutschland über alles", or it can mean "about" as in "wir sprechen über deutsche Worte".) -------------------- We're all amazed but not amused By all the things that you said you'd do. You're much concerned but not involved by Decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, Telling us how you are going to change right from wrong, 'Cause if you really want to hear our views, You haven't done nothin'. Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, May 7 2003 12:42
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My Latin class seems to have coined the phrase "uber-vir..." Ahem. I don't know, "uber" isn't a bad word to have around. It kind of creeps into your vocabulary when you aren't paying attention, and then you'll just suddenly use it in conversation and wonder where it came from. I don't know much German, but I do use the word "scheise" a lot...it's less offensive in a classroom setting. -------------------- "Man hands down misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself."--Philip Larkin, "This Be the Verse" Fear the wrath of the Grammar Wench, lest ye be cut down by the Glistening Scythe. Posts: 1150 | Registered: Friday, May 17 2002 07:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Wednesday, May 7 2003 13:06
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I will now reveal my hypocrisy by whining about how you cursed in foreign languages on the boards immediately after I posted the WTF award. *does so* Waah! Bad RoR cursed!1!1!1!1oneoneone Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, May 7 2003 13:42
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How übersensitive of you. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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Member # 165
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written Wednesday, May 7 2003 15:26
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Scheise isn't a curse word any more than siht is. :P And über is just a German superlative. -------------------- desperance -- je me souviens arena -- et je me souviens de vous Posts: 2449 | Registered: Monday, October 15 2001 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, May 7 2003 15:26
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I can speak a little Latin. I sadly forgot most of what I learned, which wasn't much. -------------------- Look Ma, I'm banned! Posts: 1046 | Registered: Friday, March 22 2002 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, May 7 2003 15:42
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to TM: 'über' covers 'over', 'above', 'about' and sometimes 'beyond'. Alec, if you wish to use those words: it's 'Scheiße' and 'Schit' (both have the same meaning, but Schit is nicer, though mostly used in the north, as it is northern dialect). -------------------- Polaris Posts: 1828 | Registered: Saturday, January 11 2003 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, May 7 2003 20:19
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If one is unfond of non-ASCII-standard characters, ß is transliterated ss, never s. -------------------- desperance -- je me souviens arena -- et je me souviens de vous Posts: 2449 | Registered: Monday, October 15 2001 07:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Thursday, May 8 2003 03:06
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Who says "Über"? And what does it mean in American slang? -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon TEH CONSPIRACY IZ ALL Les forum de la chance. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Thursday, May 8 2003 03:07
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And it is most definitely not transliterated as 'b'. :P ef- Germans care less about curse words than we do, right? -------------------- We're all amazed but not amused By all the things that you said you'd do. You're much concerned but not involved by Decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, Telling us how you are going to change right from wrong, 'Cause if you really want to hear our views, You haven't done nothin'. Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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written Thursday, May 8 2003 04:00
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Everyone cares less about curse words than you do. :P Seriously, I met an American once and he told me that the thing that surprised him most about Australia was that profanity in movies wasn't censored over here. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, May 8 2003 04:52
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TM, I don't know, as I can't listen to you talking. But it's true that we use them a lot without even realizing that we do. The soft versions most of the time. It's, well, expressive. [ Thursday, May 08, 2003 04:55: Message edited by: ef ] -------------------- Polaris Posts: 1828 | Registered: Saturday, January 11 2003 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, May 8 2003 07:30
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You get uber-glaakhs in GF, of course. And Nietzsche had his uber-moustache, as you can see from the pic, even if it was compensation for a thoroughly miserable life, topped by being cast as Prof. Moriarty by Conan Doyle. Are anthropologists being xenophobic when they suggest German culture seems excessively focused on the bodily functions mentioned above? Or was it just Martin Luther? In my experience, Americans are even more disturbed by casual nudity (esp. male nudity) on foreign TV than swearing. And news reports that last longer that three sentences without an ad break. Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, May 8 2003 08:25
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"Warum rülpset und pfurzet ihr nicht? Hat es euch nicht gemundet?" -Martin Luther. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, May 8 2003 09:12
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That was 15th/16th centaury. I wouldn't advise you to try that today. :) -------------------- Polaris Posts: 1828 | Registered: Saturday, January 11 2003 08:00 |
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written Thursday, May 8 2003 15:06
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Unless what I have been told is wrong, the only Word You Can't Say On TV German has begins with "fo", ends with "ze", and has a "t" in the middle. [There are always words that are offensive for some other reason, but none, I am told, has more sheer vulgar capacity than that one.] Generally, Americans are some of the most prudish people in the world, second to maybe Russians [and the latter springs from a cultural authoritarianism more than anything else]. I'm sure there's a reason for this, but I'm not sure what. -------------------- desperance -- je me souviens arena -- et je me souviens de vous Posts: 2449 | Registered: Monday, October 15 2001 07:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Thursday, May 8 2003 15:10
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"why and do pfurzet do you ruelpset not? Didn't it gemundet you?" Babelfish is so helpful :D -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon TEH CONSPIRACY IZ ALL Les forum de la chance. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, May 8 2003 15:14
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That's a riot. Someday (soon, hopefully), i'd like to write an essay/paper and run it through babelfish to translate it into another language and then back to english. The results should be quite interesting. Macho Business Donkey Wrestler. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, May 8 2003 20:11
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quote:Yes I must say running an automated translation trough 3 or 4 languages will make for a good laugh. -------------------- jesus saves, all others take full damage Posts: 329 | Registered: Wednesday, February 13 2002 08:00 |
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