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Warrior
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written Sunday, June 1 2003 18:20
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Ich kann auch Deutsch sprechen! Aber ich bin ein sehr schlecht(es/er)? Deutschstudent. :D Ich bin ein Berliner! :P -------------------- *I am not a guest. Posts: 127 | Registered: Wednesday, February 20 2002 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, June 2 2003 05:10
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Ah, je pensais pour quoi cette thread etait seulement longue- c'etait le Francais et le Deutch et l'Espangnol et il n'est pas sur la topic. Ich bin die Mitfahrgelegenheit [ Monday, June 02, 2003 05:13: Message edited by: Jigga ] -------------------- Riot Shields Voodoo Economics It's just business Cattle prods And the IMF I trust I can rely on your vote Posts: 530 | Registered: Sunday, September 1 2002 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, June 2 2003 16:31
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What? Jigga, how come you know about Mitfahrgelegenheiten? :D -------------------- Polaris Posts: 1828 | Registered: Saturday, January 11 2003 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Tuesday, June 3 2003 06:50
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Er, I looked it up in a dictionary. Failing to find the German for 'steam-roller operator', which, I have on good authority, is very long, I settled for the next longest I could find without spending as long as a piece of string. -------------------- Riot Shields Voodoo Economics It's just business Cattle prods And the IMF I trust I can rely on your vote Posts: 530 | Registered: Sunday, September 1 2002 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Tuesday, June 3 2003 07:39
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You want something long like Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän? -------------------- Polaris Posts: 1828 | Registered: Saturday, January 11 2003 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, June 3 2003 07:57
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I have it on reasonably good authority that you've misspelled that word. It should be "...schifffahrts..." Not that it makes any difference, since I'm sure there are much easier way to say that someone is the captain of an... er... steamship company? —Alorael, who would like to know what happened to spaces dividing words. Sometimes compound words work, and other times they really ought to be decently divided into bite-sized pieces. [ Tuesday, June 03, 2003 07:58: Message edited by: Alorael ] Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Tuesday, June 3 2003 08:40
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We had a spelling reform a few years back. And yes, following the new rules it should have three 'f'. But I don't agree with the ridiculous thing and ignore it. And yes, it's the captain of a steamship company. [ Tuesday, June 03, 2003 08:42: Message edited by: ef ] -------------------- Polaris Posts: 1828 | Registered: Saturday, January 11 2003 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Tuesday, June 3 2003 11:41
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The longest one i've ever come across is: Verkehrswegeplanungsbeschleunigungsgesetz (41 letters) a law to speed up the planning of traffic ways. Or the ever popular: Sauerstofflaschendruckausgleichventil (37 letters) an oxygen bottle pressure control valve -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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Member # 165
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written Tuesday, June 3 2003 18:55
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Really, I like the English system. If expressing it requires three words or less, you could compound it if you like. If not, don't bother. Everyone gets things done a lot easier that way. And then you have the French and, um, most languages, which don't have compound words at all. Against these infidels, we and the Germans are comrades in arms, and I suppose they can put up with our insane lack of structure and we can put up with their line-filling words for the sake of solidiarity in the face of a common threat. -------------------- 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, June 4 2003 08:46
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quote:Also know as a "regulator." We Americans have such a way with words. -------------------- ~ §øСüm ©ÿªñ¡Ðë ~ Mission Ridge -- All Your Snow Are Belong to Us. Posts: 1277 | Registered: Monday, June 24 2002 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, June 4 2003 09:03
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I, uh, knew that. Yeah. I was just going for a literal translation. Really. BTW: Jigga, a steam-roller operator would be a "Dampfwalzenfahrer". -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, June 5 2003 04:46
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quote:It pales in length to the ever useful oxygen regulator then. -------------------- Riot Shields Voodoo Economics It's just business Cattle prods And the IMF I trust I can rely on your vote Posts: 530 | Registered: Sunday, September 1 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, June 5 2003 05:12
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Hehe, how about Heizoelrueckstandsfilterungsanlagenreinigungsgesellschaftsdirektor? :D (Director of a company that cleans plants filtering fuel oil residue) -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Dance the Banned Dance
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written Thursday, June 5 2003 06:34
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Are you speaking German? If so, Ich arbeite irgendwo. Posts: 543 | Registered: Sunday, June 1 2003 07:00 |