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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Feuerversicherungsgesellschaftspr�sident #156778 05/11/06 09:46 AM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3 A AllNamesExist stranger AllNamesExist stranger A Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3 Any of you read that absolutely hilarious text by Mark Twain about the german language? It's available in the internet, so you can read it for free, I just can't remember the webaddress now. But for that there is Google and the like. ;-) It's really worth the search, it's SOOOO funny... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Feuerversicherungsgesellschaftspr�sident #156779 05/11/06 10:28 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin B belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand B Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin > Any of you read that absolutely hilarious text by Mark Twain about the german language? Yes, there are a couple of good musings by Twain - one was an address to some Austrian linguistic society. Good stuff. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Feuerversicherungsgesellschaftspr�sident #156780 05/11/06 10:49 AM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3 A AllNamesExist stranger AllNamesExist stranger A Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3 Found it! http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/texts/twain.german.html Have fun. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: German Words #156781 05/23/06 06:33 PM Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US Aramis addict Aramis addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US Quote: Feuerversicherungsgesellschaftspr�sident As if 'schlusselgruppemacher' was a stretch. Wanted a keyring while visiting Neuschwanstein one day and took a guess. [It didn't fly.] �Γ�╥┐↕� Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,919 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 757 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,910 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,948 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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