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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: multilingual onomatopoeia Buffalo Shrdlu #185267 06/10/09 09:26 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Understood. Our bells do not go 'ding'. They go 'bim'. A metal spring ??? I think it would go 'ploing'. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: multilingual onomatopoeia BranShea #185272 06/10/09 10:54 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Branny, how do you pronounce the oi? We pronounce it like a German eu. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: multilingualGeuthe Faldage #185280 06/11/09 11:04 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Yes, like in Feuer or deutsches. Goethe is pronounced slightly different. It should be like in Toynbee. (toying- ploing) Latisha, what does bell do for you? Phonetically? Or Indonesian, Bingly? I like the English word squeak as onomatopoeia. A squeaking parquet floor; that's exactly want it does. Squeak ! Horrible. Last edited by BranShea; 06/11/09 05:56 PM. Reason: spelling mistakes forever Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: multilingualGeuthe BranShea #185297 06/12/09 01:41 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada A little bell dings, a big church bell goes bong. 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,810 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 373 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,852 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,944 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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