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Eulalia said:
In the Reichstag it was more likely to cut short the debaters!
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Under the Nazis, the entire Reichstag was cut short!
Assembling in a former opera house, they were nicknamed 'the most expensive singing club of Germany', since all they did was singing the national anthem at the beginning of their sessions, and furthermore doing no useful things than vote what they had been ordered to approve.
 
Loxuru said:
Under the Nazis, the entire Reichstag was cut short!
Assembling in a former opera house, they were nicknamed 'the most expensive singing club of Germany', since all they did was singing the national anthem at the beginning of their sessions, and furthermore doing no useful things than vote what they had been ordered to approve.
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Hmmmmm ... could almost say that of the U.S. Congress :rolleyes:
 
madiosi said:
Yes.
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Eulalia said:
Yes - but the Germans don't like foreign words.

In the British parliament, a guillotine motion is used to cut short a debate.
In the Reichstag it was more likely to cut short the debaters!
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I notice that they use (or at least Barb does in her story) French words for the parts of the apparatus-mouton, bascule, etc.

A bit like how English uses the French word toilet (from toilette) while in France they use WC (from water closet) though in Quebec, being more down to earth, they use toilette...
 
Eulalia said:
Yes - but the Germans don't like foreign words.
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That's not true, Eulalia. The German Language is full with foreign words. We have own Wordbooks for Foreign Words.
And the foreign word book is not small. 60.000 Words with 400.000 descriptions!!!
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:periodico:
 
windar said:
I notice that they use (or at least Barb does in her story) French words for the parts of the apparatus-mouton, bascule, etc.

A bit like how English uses the French word toilet (from toilette) while in France they use WC (from water closet) though in Quebec, being more down to earth, they use toilette...
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I don't know, I'm American, and I use all of those when nature calls!
 
windar said:
I notice that they use (or at least Barb does in her story) French words for the parts of the apparatus-mouton, bascule, etc.
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I imagine there are German words for those parts of the guillotine too. I chose to use the more familiar. It's always a balancing act when writing a story in English as to how many probably unfamiliar German words to use.
 
madiosi said:
That's not true, Eulalia. The German Language is full with foreign words. We have own Wordbooks for Foreign Words.
And the foreign word book is not small. 60.000 Words with 400.000 descriptions!!!
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:periodico:
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But it's a Wörterbuch not a dictionary, and the words are fremde, not foreign :p
 
madiosi said:
That's not true, Eulalia. The German Language is full with foreign words. We have own Wordbooks for Foreign Words.
And the foreign word book is not small. 60.000 Words with 400.000 descriptions!!!
ISBN_9783411040612_0.PNG

:periodico:
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Denglisch (Wise Guys)


Oh Herr, bitte gib mir meine Sprache zurück,
ich sehne mich nach Frieden und nem kleinen Stückchen Glück.
Lass uns noch ein Wort verstehn in dieser schweren Zeit,
öffne unsre Herzen mach die Hirne weit.

Ich bin zum Bahnhof gerannt und war a little bit too late:
Auf meiner neuen Swatch wars schon kurz vor after eight.
Ich suchte die Toilette, doch ich fand nun ein „McClean“,
ich brauchte noch Connection und ein Ticket nach Berlin.

Draußen saßen Kids und hatten Fun mit einem Joint.
Ich suchte eine Auskunft, doch es gab nur’n Service Point.
Mein Zug war leider abgefahr’n – das Traveln konnt ich knicken.
Da wollt ich Hähnchen essen, doch man gab mir nur McChicken.

Oh Herr, bitte gib mir meine Sprache zurück,
ich sehne mich nach Frieden und nem kleinen Stückchen Glück.
Lass uns noch ein Wort verstehn in dieser schweren Zeit,
öffne unsre Herzen mach die Hirne weit.
Du versuchst, mich upzudaten, doch mein Feedback turnt dich ab.
Du sagst, dass ich ein Wellness-Weekend dringend nötig hab.
Du sagst, ich käm mit Good Vibrations wieder in den Flow.
Du sagst, ich brauche Energy. Und ich denk: „Das sagst du so.“

Statt Nachrichten bekomme ich den Infotainment-Flash.
Ich sehne mich nach Bargeld, doch man gibt mir nicht mal Cash
Ich fühl mich beim Communicating unsicher wie nie –
da nützt mir auch kein Bodyguard. Ich brauch Security!

Oh Lord, bitte gib mir meine Language zurück,
ich sehne mich nach Peace und nem kleinen Stückchen Glück.
Lass uns noch ein Wort verstehn in dieser schweren Zeit,
öffne unsre Herzen, mach die Hirne weit.

Ich will, dass beim Coffee.Shop „Kaffeehaus“ oben draufsteht,
oder dass beim Auto-Crash die „Lufttasche“ aufgeht,
und schön wär’s, wenn wir Bodybuilder „Muskel-Mäster“ nennen
und wenn nur noch „Nordisch Geher“ durch die Landschaft rennen.

Oh Lord, please help, denn meine Language macht mir Stress,
ich sehne mich nach Peace und a bit of Happiness.
Hilf uns, dass wir understand in dieser schweren Zeit,
open unsre Hearts und make die Hirne weit.

Oh Lord, please gib mir meine Language back,
ich krieg hier bald die crisis, man, it has doch keinen Zweck.
Let us noch a word verstehn, it goes me on the Geist,
und gib, dass „Microsoft“ bald wieder „Kleinweich“ heißt.

Ja, dass es „Kleinweich“ heißt…



Denglisch (English translation)

Oh Lord, Please give me my language back,
I long for peace and a little bit of happiness.
Let us still understand one word in this difficult time,
Open our hearts make the brain sufficient.

I was running to the train station and was a little bit too late:
On my new Swatch was already almost after eight.
I looked for the bathroom, but I found only a“McClean”,
I needed more (urgently) a train schedule for a ticket to Berlin.

Kids sat outside and had Fun with a Joint.
I looked for an information desk, but there was only one Service Point.
My train has unfortunatley left – the trip I could call off.
But I at least wanted to eat chicken, but they gave me only McChicken

You tried to, tell me, but my response turned you off
You say, that I urgently needed a Wellness-Weekend
You say, I came back into the Flow with Good Vibrations.
You say, I need Energy. And I think:”So says you.”

Instead of getting news I get the Infotainment-Flash.
I long for money, but it doesn’t give me Cash.
when Communicating I feel more uncertain/unsafe than ever
not even a body guard can help me here.
Literally - Because I’m not a good Bodyguard. I need Security!

Oh Lord, Please give me my Language back,
I long for Peace and a little bit of happiness.
Let us still understand one word in this difficult time,
Open our hearts, make the brains sufficient.

I want the coffee-shop Kaffeehaus to be at the top
or that in the car accident the Air bag opens,
And it would be nice if we called a Bodybuilder Muskel-Mäster (muscle-builder)
And if only Nordic Walkers would walk/run around the countryside.

Oh Lord, please help,because my Language makes me Stressed,
I long for Peace and a bit of Happiness.
Help us, that we understand in this difficult time,
open our Hearts and make the brains sufficient.

Oh Lord, please give me my Language back,
I fight the crisis here for a while, one (can see), it has no effect.
Let us still understand a word, it's getting on my nerves
And give, that “Microsoft” soon again is called “Kleinweich”

Yes, that it is called “Kleinweich”(littlesoft)….
 
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