Comments on: German Fun http://www.reigndropsfall.net/2005/02/23/german-fun/ Ramblings from a hacker in Iowa Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:35:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: BD http://www.reigndropsfall.net/2005/02/23/german-fun/#comment-242 BD Thu, 24 Feb 2005 04:32:14 +0000 #comment-242 Though living in northern germany and being a native german, I even had problems understanding the nouns at first glance. So people shouldn't take these words for german at all...Especially since the spelling is horrible... Though living in northern germany and being a native german, I even had problems understanding the nouns at first glance. So people shouldn’t take these words for german at all…Especially since the spelling is horrible…

]]> By: sdf http://www.reigndropsfall.net/2005/02/23/german-fun/#comment-241 sdf Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:33:25 +0000 #comment-241 an old example of how long german composite nouns can get is "Donaudampfschifffahrtskapitänsmützenknopf", which means "button on the cap of a steamboat captain on the danube"<br /> <br /> still not really funny, but at least correct. an old example of how long german composite nouns can get is "Donaudampfschifffahrtskapitänsmützenknopf", which means "button on the cap of a steamboat captain on the danube"

still not really funny, but at least correct.

]]> By: Tim Fuchs http://www.reigndropsfall.net/2005/02/23/german-fun/#comment-240 Tim Fuchs Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:22:12 +0000 #comment-240 This studd doesn't really make any sense, does it? I try to translate back to englisch:<br /> <br /> 1. Dreadinevitablefriendly<br /> 2. Harmallmycrime<br /> 3. Laughonweirdnotfunnieness<br /> 4. Black?????eatcherrycake<br /> <br /> None of the initial english sentences can be expressed with a german word I think, so this isn't really funny. This studd doesn’t really make any sense, does it? I try to translate back to englisch:

1. Dreadinevitablefriendly
2. Harmallmycrime
3. Laughonweirdnotfunnieness
4. Black?????eatcherrycake

None of the initial english sentences can be expressed with a german word I think, so this isn’t really funny.

]]> By: sdf http://www.reigndropsfall.net/2005/02/23/german-fun/#comment-239 sdf Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:03:57 +0000 #comment-239 none of these words make any sense in german. someone had a little fun with babelfish, it seems. <br /> <br /> eg, in number 4:<br /> - "black forest cherry cake" is translated wrong (correct: schwarzwälder kirschtorte)<br /> - shame is wrong (schame isn't german)<br /> - miracle of miracles: they got "eating" right (essen).<br /> <br /> you can have fun with german composite words. this is not an example. none of these words make any sense in german. someone had a little fun with babelfish, it seems.

eg, in number 4:
- "black forest cherry cake" is translated wrong (correct: schwarzwälder kirschtorte)
- shame is wrong (schame isn’t german)
- miracle of miracles: they got "eating" right (essen).

you can have fun with german composite words. this is not an example.

]]> By: frank http://www.reigndropsfall.net/2005/02/23/german-fun/#comment-238 frank Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:38:45 +0000 #comment-238 well the composite nouns they fabricated there are mostly gibberish. But I suppose a little funny ;) well the composite nouns they fabricated there are mostly gibberish. But I suppose a little funny ;)

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