tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post2279924283136902356..comments2024-03-29T09:10:22.049-04:00Comments on Bilbo's Random Thought Collection: Getting WordyBilbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-73644928931327374872009-02-04T01:27:00.000-05:002009-02-04T01:27:00.000-05:00Finanzmarktwert papierverw ahrungshaus I see a 'pa...Finanzmarktwert papierverw ahrungshaus <BR/><BR/>I see a 'pay per view' in the middle. You sure this isn't a porn site?<BR/><BR/><BR/>wv - nodecrop - a bunch of newly grown nodes. Soon to be connected to the internet.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-27688911031325899142009-02-03T19:35:00.000-05:002009-02-03T19:35:00.000-05:00Amanda - I wonder if I can turn a list of words fo...Amanda - I wonder if I can turn a list of words for "armpit" into a doctoral dissertation?<BR/><BR/>Katherine - I loved the article, as did Agnes. We sometimes forget how ... interesting ... German can be.<BR/><BR/>Gilahi - I tell that joke in a great shaggy dog story, with the appropriate accents.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous - aye!<BR/><BR/>Fiona - stay tuned for another post coming up soon about accents...<BR/><BR/>Twinkie - every language has its oddities. I'm sure Spanish is no different!<BR/><BR/>Jean-Luc - thanks for the comment. Actually, German spelling isn't as hard as you might think, because words are spelled pretty much the way they sound, unlike English.Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-40518696733895317532009-02-03T15:00:00.000-05:002009-02-03T15:00:00.000-05:00Excellent post. Who'd want to do a speeling bee wi...Excellent post. Who'd want to do a speeling bee with German words?<BR/><BR/>A Quality Post.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-9846419362688042452009-02-03T13:14:00.000-05:002009-02-03T13:14:00.000-05:00Ay ay ay! I think I'll stick to Spanish and Englis...Ay ay ay! I think I'll stick to Spanish and English. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-20361681917217913312009-02-03T11:40:00.000-05:002009-02-03T11:40:00.000-05:00Thanks for the mention...I think?The first 2-3 tea...Thanks for the mention...I think?<BR/>The first 2-3 tears here in the US we were constantly asked if we were German then as time went by Irish and these days it's always Australian.<BR/>Explain please!fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596725053201745199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-66647336966800144372009-02-03T09:09:00.000-05:002009-02-03T09:09:00.000-05:00KKTSews you are absolutely right. My son-in-law i...KKTSews you are absolutely right. My son-in-law is a Scot from Glasgow, and when you don't understand what the heck he is saying, it sounds just like German. Additionally, I recall a Learning Channel program that examined the roots of European language and it specifically tied Old Scots and Old German together. They had some dude on that spoke old Scots, and he sounded more German than Bilbo does when he's showing off his considerable language skills. So you get life points for independently figuring out what 600 guys got PhD's for!<BR/><BR/>From Bilbo's anonymous commentator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-80281219866374302342009-02-03T08:15:00.000-05:002009-02-03T08:15:00.000-05:00Orson Bean did a routine in which he said that you...Orson Bean did a routine in which he said that you could tell a lot about "a people" by their language. For instance, the English word "butterfly" is a nice enough word. In Spanish, it's "mariposa", which a lovely, lilting word. In French, "papillon". Just lovely. In Italian, the word is "farfalla", which simply evokes lovely images.<BR/><BR/>In German, it's "SCHMETTERLING".Gilahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331323175802868796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-27135299763324335822009-02-03T06:46:00.000-05:002009-02-03T06:46:00.000-05:00Putting on my linguist's hat, I'd suggest the Scot...Putting on my linguist's hat, I'd suggest the Scots and German just may be closely related--at least in sharing armpits. :)<BR/>Glad you enjoyed the article. Sometimes the Germans are just too rational, aren't they?KKTSewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300483956686864167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-54392915225910278372009-02-03T05:43:00.000-05:002009-02-03T05:43:00.000-05:00Look at the length of those German words!!! How do...Look at the length of those German words!!! How do kids do dictation there?<BR/><BR/>Why not add to your list for armpits. In Malay, its "Ketiak". Say it in a staccato sort of way.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542715899155247984noreply@blogger.com