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Cussing
Sherry wrote:
On Sep 26, 6:59?pm, "Christina Websell" I do know some words of German, but they are related to our common interests in animals, nature and flowers. It did not help me at the airport to know the German words for hedgehog, bees, hens, wallflowers and motorway exit.. Heh. The only two things I remember in German are "Where is the restroom?" and "Where are the American soldiers.?" LOL. But I suppose they could both be useful phrases under the right circumstances. Certainly those would be better in an airport than Tweed's repertoire. Joyce - knows almost no German -- Loneliness is comforted by the closeness and touch of fur to fur, skin to skin, or -- skin to fur. -- Paul Gallico |
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Cussing
Jofirey wrote:
"Sherry" wrote ...The only two things I remember in German are "Where is the restroom?" and "Where are the American soldiers.?" More useful than the semester of college I spent and never learned more than how to buy a pair of ladies gloves in a department store. I studied German for five years at secondary ("high") school. My school was very forward-looking, for a state school of the 1970's - they taught French (normal for most schools at the time), Spanish, German, and Russian! I spoke a lot of German when I went to university, although I wasn't studying it, because I was house-sharing with students from Germany! I learned how to cuss in German then :-) -- MatSav |
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MatSav kirjoitti:
Jofirey wrote: "Sherry" wrote ...The only two things I remember in German are "Where is the restroom?" and "Where are the American soldiers.?" More useful than the semester of college I spent and never learned more than how to buy a pair of ladies gloves in a department store. I studied German for five years at secondary ("high") school. My school was very forward-looking, for a state school of the 1970's - they taught French (normal for most schools at the time), Spanish, German, and Russian! I spoke a lot of German when I went to university, although I wasn't studying it, because I was house-sharing with students from Germany! I learned how to cuss in German then :-) I went to the German school in Helsinki, so German was quite as fluent as Finnish or Swedish for me back then. Now it's a little rusty due to lack of use, even if it might not sound like it when I speak, and I do listen to (German tv shows for example) and read it fluently. A Finn would probably say that I'm fluent in it, but I'm more critical of it myself. When I graduated back in '82, we had to choose at least four and a maximum of six subjects. I took six, five of which were languages (Swedish, Finnish, German, English and French), and the sixth the "short course" in maths. Lately my French has improved greatly, due to the fact that I speak it daily with DH (he's Tunisian), which is good. Now to polish up my German a bit and I'd be happy. -- Christine in Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com |
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Embarrassing Moment (WAS: Cussing)
"jmcquown" wrote in
: I don't understand why some teachers feel the need to exercise such *control* over children. Sure, there are some who will take advantage to get out of doing things. But honestly, I think a lot of teachers are just control freaks. "The kids can't do anything unless I say they can" mentality. I was extremely humiliated by this incident in front of my classmates. All because we weren't allowed to interrupt the teacher. Heh. I've read that this is used by cops as an interrogation technique: Offer free and friendly drinks to the person you're holding. When the call of nature hits, refuse to let them go until they've coughed up the information you're after or wet the chair. So if you find yourself in an interrogation room, turn down the free coffee/soda/water. |
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Christine BA wrote:
MatSav kirjoitti: Jofirey wrote: "Sherry" wrote ...The only two things I remember in German are "Where is the restroom?" and "Where are the American soldiers.?" More useful than the semester of college I spent and never learned more than how to buy a pair of ladies gloves in a department store. I studied German for five years at secondary ("high") school. My school was very forward-looking, for a state school of the 1970's - they taught French (normal for most schools at the time), Spanish, German, and Russian! I spoke a lot of German when I went to university, although I wasn't studying it, because I was house-sharing with students from Germany! I learned how to cuss in German then :-) I went to the German school in Helsinki, so German was quite as fluent as Finnish or Swedish for me back then. Now it's a little rusty due to lack of use, even if it might not sound like it when I speak, and I do listen to (German tv shows for example) and read it fluently. A Finn would probably say that I'm fluent in it, but I'm more critical of it myself. When I graduated back in '82, we had to choose at least four and a maximum of six subjects. I took six, five of which were languages (Swedish, Finnish, German, English and French), and the sixth the "short course" in maths. Lately my French has improved greatly, due to the fact that I speak it daily with DH (he's Tunisian), which is good. Now to polish up my German a bit and I'd be happy. So, wie geht's? Ich habe nicht Deutsch zeit über dreizig jahre in der schüle gelernt, so jetzt ist mein sprëchen und schreiben nicht so gut! Aber Ich möchte gern katze, z.b. Laku und Nico :-) -- MatSav |
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Cussing
Christine BA wrote:
When I graduated back in '82, we had to choose at least four and a maximum of six subjects. I took six, five of which were languages (Swedish, Finnish, German, English and French), and the sixth the "short course" in maths. I did the same subjects as you, except I did the long course in maths. I can't say I was ever fluent in French or German, but I can get the gist of written text and, if it's simple enough, spoken F and G. I did pass the written examination in French at uni with my school French, though it was over ten years after I matriculated from school. I though your Dad was German, Christine, but apparently you don't speak German with him if your German has rusted? -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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MatSav kirjoitti:
So, wie geht's? Ich habe nicht Deutsch zeit über dreizig jahre in der schüle gelernt, so jetzt ist mein sprëchen und schreiben nicht so gut! Aber Ich möchte gern katze, z.b. Laku und Nico :-) Danke, es geht ganz gut! Ich bin mir nicht total sicher darüber, was du dann sagst, nur so bruchstücksartig, aber es ist nicht so schlimm. Ausserdem glaube ich, dass die anderen hier es uns übel nehmen würden, wenn wir noch sehr viel deutsch schreiben würden. Besides, I only have Laku nowadays, Nico lives with my ex's mum. -- Christine in Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com |
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Cussing
Marina kirjoitti:
Christine BA wrote: When I graduated back in '82, we had to choose at least four and a maximum of six subjects. I took six, five of which were languages (Swedish, Finnish, German, English and French), and the sixth the "short course" in maths. I did the same subjects as you, except I did the long course in maths. I can't say I was ever fluent in French or German, but I can get the gist of written text and, if it's simple enough, spoken F and G. I did pass the written examination in French at uni with my school French, though it was over ten years after I matriculated from school. I though your Dad was German, Christine, but apparently you don't speak German with him if your German has rusted? My active German (speaking it myself) has rusted a bit, the passive side, reading and listening, is doing OK. We speak Swedish at home... err... with my parents, always have. When dad calculates something, for example, he does it in German. And of course he speaks German too. Sometimes we speak German, sometimes Russian (dad's mum was Russian), just for fun. And when DH's around my family, we speak English, even though his English isn't very good, and neither is that of my parents, but they get along. And if need be, I give DH the "Readers' Digest" version of the ongoing discussion in French, if some other language is used or he hasn't been able to follow. But I'm still not fluent in French, just a lot better at it than I was about a year ago. It's a multilingual environment here... -- Christine in Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com |
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Guys in pretty clothes (was: Cussing)
William Hamblen wrote in
: Cary Grant as David Huxley, dressed in a frilly robe: Because I just went gay all of a sudden! You don't have to be gay to dress "frilly". Remember Ben Franklin in his hose? It might make a comeback: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/ar...men-Would-let- boyfriend-wear-these.html OTOH: Help! Am I metrophobic? http://www.bintmagazine.com/bint_stories/906.php?story_id=243 |
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Cussing
"Christine BA" wrote in message
Marina kirjoitti: Christine BA wrote: When I graduated back in '82, we had to choose at least four and a maximum of six subjects. I took six, five of which were languages (Swedish, Finnish, German, English and French), and the sixth the "short course" in maths. I did the same subjects as you, except I did the long course in maths. I can't say I was ever fluent in French or German, but I can get the gist of written text and, if it's simple enough, spoken F and G. I did pass the written examination in French at uni with my school French, though it was over ten years after I matriculated from school. I though your Dad was German, Christine, but apparently you don't speak German with him if your German has rusted? My active German (speaking it myself) has rusted a bit, the passive side, reading and listening, is doing OK. We speak Swedish at home... err... with my parents, always have. When dad calculates something, for example, he does it in German. And of course he speaks German too. Sometimes we speak German, sometimes Russian (dad's mum was Russian), just for fun. And when DH's around my family, we speak English, even though his English isn't very good, and neither is that of my parents, but they get along. And if need be, I give DH the "Readers' Digest" version of the ongoing discussion in French, if some other language is used or he hasn't been able to follow. But I'm still not fluent in French, just a lot better at it than I was about a year ago. It's a multilingual environment here... As a chronically monolingual person from along line of monolingual people, those who can speak more than one language have my admiration and just a tinge of jealousy. Those who are fluent in more than 2 also have my amazement. I hated French and subsequently failed it at school. I was *far* better at German, although no where near as good at it as the rest of my subjects. I did six months worth of each language when I was 13, and when we got to choose which subjects were were going to do, foreign language was the one of the first ones dropped (the first one was sewing - I was much worse at sewing than I as even at French, and still am.) Yowie -- If you're paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many pancakes can you fit in a doghouse? None, icecream doesn't have bones. |
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