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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Re: what's the word? #15108 01/10/01 05:13 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 M Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Daß weiß ich schon, eigentlich. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what's the word? #15109 01/10/01 08:54 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin B belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand B Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin 'Das weiß ich eigentlich schon' bzw. 'Eigentlich weiß ich das schon' .... Aber DAS hätte man eigentlich wissen müssen ;-) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what's the word? #15110 01/10/01 09:39 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 J jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah J Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 'Das weiß ich eigentlich schon' bzw. 'Eigentlich weiß ich das schon' .... Aber DAS hätte man eigentlich wissen müssen ;-) Por favor. Si no prefiere hablar en Ingles, es possible hablar en Espanol, porque no ententendio nada Aleman! (no hablo Espanol hace muchos anos, lo siento Juan Maria por Espanol muy malo)! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what's the word? #15111 01/10/01 11:09 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin B belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand B Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin Der Max hat's angestiftet (Max abetted me). A friend of mine was recently in the States and while speaking to a friend in German, someone interrupted and told them it was rude to speak foreign languages in company (butting in on conversations, it seems is widely accepted) ... funny though, I always thought that's is how you learn and I must say, there are alot of very rude people here in Europe, all speaking multiple languages, willy-nilly! So Juan Maria can/should pull out the Spanish at will :-) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what's the word? #15112 01/10/01 12:59 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London N NicholasW enthusiast NicholasW enthusiast N Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London Occam is another spelling of Ockham. It's where William Occam, first wielder of the razor, came from. And of course William was the barber who shaved everyone in the village who didn't shave themself. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what's the word? #15113 01/10/01 03:17 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky And of course William was the barber who shaved everyone in the village who didn't shave themself So...Nicholas is really Emanuela, then? Boy--talk about guys and dolls! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what's the word? #15114 01/10/01 05:04 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England We're all great users of Ockham's/Occam's razor - we're forever splitting hairs with it! The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what's the word? #15115 01/10/01 05:14 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 M Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 In reply to: Der Max hat's angestiftet (Max abetted me). A friend of mine was recently in the States and while speaking to a friend in German, someone interrupted and told them it was rude to speak foreign languages in company (butting in on conversations, it seems is widely accepted) My little foray into German was inspired by another thread about overused words, such as "actually", "like", and, in German, "oder", "natürlich" and "grundsätzlich". I just thought I would have a little fun and throw another overused English construction into the mix, while testing the waters to see if "eigentlich" is as abused as "actually." As for the execrable quality of my German, at least it's no worse than the quality of my English! The use of the present tense was deliberate. I hear "I know that already, actually" quite often, at least as often as "I knew that already" - bad English transformed into very bad German. As to your friend being told that it was rude to use another language in the presence of those who don't speak it, I grew up being taught that also. However, I don't always agree. I think that, for example, if one had something important to say, and clarity of communication was necessary, then why not use one's mother tongue. I guess the suspicion is that if someone starts talking in a "foreign" tongue, that person must be saying something rude! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what's the word? #15116 01/10/01 07:50 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park In reply to: (butting in on conversations, it seems is widely accepted) as our young warrior lamented- I am reminded of the line--"Please stop talking while I am trying to interupt!" my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what's the word? #15117 01/11/01 11:54 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Max demurs: Daß weiß ich schon, eigentlich. Natürlich, but... 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