Sjoberg 1800BS Language Problem....

[mike]

Ah! So that's why they all hate us!

;-)

[Andy Hall]

I don't want to know what you get up to in your spare time :-)

I think you mean "die Flasche"... although the pronunciation is roughly phonetically as you have written it.

.andy

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[Grunff]

ROFL...good one mike.

[Capitol]

Agreed, English is a "portmanteau" language which includes words from many other languages around the world. It has approx 4 x the vocabulary of any other western language. However, to "get by" in speaking English you need only about 400 words of vocabulary. In this newsgroup, some can mange with less than 10. Regards Capitol

[Capitol]

It's not IMM who has difficulty with the language!

Regards Capitol

[Andy Hall]

To communicate it's necessary to both understand what is being said as well as to speak.

As far as speaking English, 400 words may well be enough for some purposes, however should the native English speaker choose one of the other words for something then that becomes irrelevant. Therefore, for the many common words with multiple choices due to source it is necessary to learn extra.

.andy

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[Andy Hall]

There are plenty of courses around, should you feel the need.

.andy

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[geoff]

In message , IMM writes

I remember trying to show a bavarian the difference between "feel", "veal" and "wheel". His pronunciation of the three was identical and he couldn't see the difference

[geoff]

In message , Andy Hall writes

The other thing we don't differentiate is between cases (e.g. like nom, dative, accusative and genitive). They exist, but very few people use them (e.g. who says "whom" anymore?)

[IMM]

I don't have any difficulty whatsoever.

[IMM]

It's all that Wiess beer.

[geoff]

In message , IMM writes

What has Esperanto got to do with it?

Die is feminine and means "the" (although it can mean "she" but not in this context)

a flasher is someone with wellies and a dirty raincoat the German word for bottle is Flasche

You don't speak German then IMM?

[geoff]

Boom boom

[Andy Hall]

... and use words completely incorrectly...

e.g. "leverage" as a verb, and "momentarily" instead of "momently" when the latter is the appropriate word. .andy

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[Andy Hall]

You could use HVAC as the subject material.... .andy

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[IMM]

The point was that they write in a positive manner, which reflects their attitude.

[Ben Blaney]

I do this for a job.

That doesn't cut any ice, I'm afraid.

[IMM]

Are you practicing the drums?

[geoff]

In message , IMM writes

John, John, John, John, John ...

I KNOW you're old enough to remember Basil Brush

[IMM]

John Boom. Wasn't he the washing machine man?

No.