'Let's Just Cuddle'
BERLIN (Reuters) - A leading German dictionary publisher plans to launch a guide it says will help men translate the subtext of female conversation.
The Langenscheidt publishing group, best known for its well-respected yellow foreign language dictionaries, will launch sales of a 128-page book to translate such baffling female banter as: "Let's just cuddle" into "No sex tonight please!."
"Each themed chapter offers men behavioral tips and exposes hidden messages transmitted by women in everyday situations, such as on holiday or during shopping trips," said Silke Exius, chief editor at Langenscheidt.
Other examples in the "German-Woman/Woman-German" edition due out in October include explaining why a woman asks a man to take interest in the pair of shoes she may be trying on.
She wants him to look because he's about to pay for them.
Sooner or later, the question of "prescriptive vs. descriptive" will arise with this dictionary, too.
She wants him to look because he's about to pay for them. And your point would be...?;-)
How do you say "Let's just cuddle" auf Deutsch? Any plans for an English-language version?
And it looks like someone's making money on the cuddle:
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/08/09/cuddling.parties.2.reut/index.html
Goodness me, Anna--I was thinking this was a good idea, until I came to: People then get in a circle on their hands and knees, rub shoulders and moo like cows.
The
Langenscheidt Deutsch-Frau Frau-Deutsch is written by a German stand-up comedian, Mario Barth (see URL below). His earlier book was called
Männer sind Schweine Frauen aber auch (Men are pigs, but so are women). He's 32 and from Berlin.
Verbs for cuddle include:
hätscheln and
knuddeln.
http://www.mario-barth.de/
Er, yes I just posted the same link. {what am I, chopped liver??}
Does anybody know which comic is credited with the line "What am I, chopped liver?"?
Oops. Sorry. btw, what is so bad about chopped liver? Is it worse than whole liver?
While the question may indeed arise, you can rest assured that I will not be the one raising it.
"...what is so bad about chopped liver? Is it worse than whole liver?"
It sure is if it's YOUR liver. Just venting my spleen.
Does anybody know which comic is credited with the line "What am I, chopped liver?"? Rodney Dangerfield?
I will not be the one raising it. Oh, I know, you are more of a provider of answers
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Sooner or later, the question of "prescriptive vs. descriptive" will arise with this dictionary, too.
That's the whole premise already, isn't it?
>>>She wants him to look because he's about to pay for them.
Bien non, that's just stereotyping. Nowadays, women pay for their own shoes...we just want Hubby to look at em cause a nice pair of shoes is a thing of beauty.
- bel, "you can never have too many shoes" Marduk
The Ritz-Carlton on Cental Park in New York City offers a fun package for women. It is called "Shoes, Shoes, Shoes" and the ad for it begins "A girl can never have too many shoes, so why not spend an entire day shopping for shoes, shoes, and more shoes? Visit Eugenia Kim, Kari Sigerson and Miranda Morrison, and Holly Dunlap of Hollywould, and work together to pick fabulous shoes for every day of the week."
The package includes a one-night stay for two in a Deluxe Guestroom, with a late checkout the day of departure; a day of shopping with Kathleen Beckett of Beckett's Black Book; morning coffee or tea in The Star Lounge; lunch at one of New York City's most fashionable restaurants; a special fashion-themed treat from pastry chef Eric Hubert upon turndown.
And the whole thing is yours for only $2475 per night (not including tax and gratuities).
HollywouldCute...
$2475 per night (not including tax and gratuities)But does it include the shoes?
does it include the shoes?
I dunno, but you could ring them up at (212) 308-9100 and see.