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Grammar
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Luciacw | Report | 10 Feb 2006 16:45 |
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Just been trying to revise german passive..so confusing :-s I think I'll give up on this lol |
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.•:*:•. Devishly Angelic Juliecat & Panda..•:*:•. | Report | 10 Feb 2006 16:46 |
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German what??? |
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Dizzy Lizzy 205090 | Report | 10 Feb 2006 16:46 |
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eerrrmmmm...... |
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♫Jilly McMad♫ | Report | 10 Feb 2006 16:47 |
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my grammar died a few years ago now..... lolol |
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Unknown | Report | 10 Feb 2006 16:50 |
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Mein Deutsch ist sehr schlecht! nell |
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Unknown | Report | 10 Feb 2006 16:51 |
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eine bier bitte ? Thats about all I know in German lol |
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Luciacw | Report | 10 Feb 2006 16:51 |
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lol! :-) hmm why did I choose German as a subject? :-s :-) |
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Luciacw | Report | 10 Feb 2006 16:53 |
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no one else studied German then? or French? anyone fluent in that? :-) |
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Trish | Report | 10 Feb 2006 16:54 |
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Parlez vous francais? |
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Unknown | Report | 10 Feb 2006 16:55 |
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Lucia, It's easier than Latin! CB >|< |
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Luciacw | Report | 10 Feb 2006 16:55 |
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:-s Ich habe nicht verstande! lol :-) |
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Luciacw | Report | 10 Feb 2006 16:56 |
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CB, I was actually trying to learn latin but gave up cos it was too complicated! lol :-) |
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Trish | Report | 10 Feb 2006 16:57 |
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une, deux, trois etc etc Deux cafe s'il vous plait |
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Luciacw | Report | 10 Feb 2006 16:59 |
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Ich spreche nur ein bisschen Deutsch..Grammatik mit Panik! lol :-) |
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Unknown | Report | 10 Feb 2006 17:46 |
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Es ist - 'Ich habe nicht verstanden' und 'Ich spreche kein Deutsch' nicht wahr? You're lucky, Lucia, I was forced to do Latin, German and French! Thank heavens, Classical Greek was optional! LOL CB >|< |
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Unknown | Report | 10 Feb 2006 18:30 |
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Bitte schoen, Christine! We were taught that about the umlaut and 'e' at school. It's helped a lot with trying to pronounce German words and names typed on keyboards without umlauts. I've worked in international companies, where correspondence in other languages were frequently seen, but it was always difficult to reply in the same language without the accents on typewriters or standard English/American fonts in use on in-house WP systems. I can remember what lots of French and German words mean, but it's the grammar I find hard to recall. Latin was a pain to learn, but it's helped a lot with spellings and meanings of words in English, French, Spanish and, of course, Italian. I'm really glad I learnt it. CB >|< X |
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Len of the Chilterns | Report | 10 Feb 2006 23:20 |
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Poor Lucia I know how you feel. I struggled with Latin, German & French. Its all gone now but the pain lingers on. len |
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Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 | Report | 10 Feb 2006 23:22 |
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oooh yuck Lucia I HATED German - so confusing. Italian is sooooo much easier! I just couldn't get the hang of the 'case' thing and having 3 genders grrrrrrrrr you have my sympathy hun! Maz. XX |
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Luciacw | Report | 10 Feb 2006 23:27 |
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Len and Maz, lol I volunteered for this! Hopefully I'll do OK on Monday...hmm maybe I'll have figured out that horrible grammar. :-) |
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Unknown | Report | 10 Feb 2006 23:29 |
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Actually I was thinking the other day about words we use from other languages and all the ones borrowed from German are for nasty things: weltschmerz zeitgeist mittelschmerz schadenfreude blitz (from blitzkreig) angst whereas the French ones are for pleasurable/naughty things: petit fours meringue charades cafe tete a tete menage a trois |
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