Hey, if you take a look at Middle or (even worse) Old English, most English have a much harder time understanding stuff than us Germans, simply because half of it (literally) sounds like German. Or even Kölsch.
I mean, hey, "cutlass" used to be "panade" in Middle English, I don't know if the word is still used today. Some schnitzel, anyone?
Geändert von BDraw (10.11.2012 um 23:43 Uhr)
That reminds me of a funny anecdote a friend once told me. He was on a trip to Israel, if I remember correctly on a short time student exchange,Zitat von BDraw
and one time the guest mother prepared Schnitzel with some roasted Potatoes and veggies for dinner.
My friend wanted to express that he liked the meal very much, especially the Schnitzel, and racked his head for a proper english word for Schnitzel,
and at least, after of some short funny discussion and word grasping, and not even coming up with something like "sliced and crumbed pan fried pork meat",
he just pointed at one said slices and the guest mother said just dryly: "I don't know how you call it, but we here call it Schnitzel"
After listening closer to my professor, I think this is, what he said. But it really sounds like "so on and sofort"
It seems like there are many german words in english, I didnt know. Thanks for the information fedprod and funny anecdote btw
„We don't make mistakes here, we just have happy accidents.“
The first time I heard, that ''kindergarten'' is used in english kind of surprised me.After listening closer to my professor, I think this is, what he said. But it really sounds like "so on and sofort"
It seems like there are many german words in english, I didnt know. Thanks for the information fedprod and funny anecdote btw
What really suprised me is that there is no word for Schadenfreude in english. One of my favourite shows(Community) made a joke about this and i didn't understand it until I heard that there is no word for this
„We don't make mistakes here, we just have happy accidents.“
So how did they explain the word? Or tell me the joke, if you remember. ^^What really suprised me is that there is no word for Schadenfreude in english. One of my favourite shows(Community) made a joke about this and i didn't understand it until I heard that there is no word for this
One of the main characters lost a game of foosball against some bad germans and then one of the germans says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGd56epac5c
„We don't make mistakes here, we just have happy accidents.“
Lisa: Dad, do you know what Schadenfreude is?
Homer: No, I do not know what shaden-frawde is.
[sarcasm] Please tell me, because I'm dying to know.
Lisa: It's a German term for `shameful joy', taking pleasure in the suffering of others.
Homer: Oh, come on Lisa. I'm just glad to see him fall flat on his butt!
[getting mad] He's usually all happy and comfortable, and surrounded by loved ones, and it makes me feel... What's the opposite of that shameful joy thing of yours?
Lisa: [nastily] Sour grapes.
Homer: Boy, those Germans have a word for everything!
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Some weeks ago I met an american guy in a bar and he made one of the funniest jokes I've heard.
Well I ordered some shots for our group. Afterwards he said: "Well, I don't like jews!"
Me and my friends looked at each other and I asked the american:"What?!"
With a stone like face he replied: "Yeah, like tomatojuice or orangejuice" and then he laughed
Oh man, I hope, I can use this joke someday
„We don't make mistakes here, we just have happy accidents.“
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