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bd1308
Hey is the german "B Looking " symbol (es-set or something--my german teacher was not good at all) that substitutes the double s...is that gone or what? I heard they were phasing it out...and by they i mean the gov't.......? whats up here....i liked the es-set personally.
sechszylinder
no way ...

we love our special characters, especially the s-z lol2.gif

greetings from berlin

benno
LouisCypher
after a short vowel, like in dass, you use -ss
after a long vowel, like in Gruß, you use

Louis
bd1308
oh cool stuff!!!! smilie_pokal.gif thanks smile.gif
tat2dphreak
there used to be another symbol for the ess-et... it looked a lot like 2 lightning bolts... it was phased out and the "B" looking character was introduced after WWII... if you know history, you can guess why... wink.gif

if not, Alfie can explain it, I'm sure it's in his pamphlet... finger.gif

the esset is different than 2 'S's... as already noted...
sechszylinder
QUOTE (tat2dphreak @ May 6 2005, 05:37 AM)
there used to be another symbol for the ess-et... it looked a lot like 2 lightning bolts... it was phased out and the "B" looking character was introduced after WWII... if you know history, you can guess why... wink.gif

ouch, that hurts blink.gif

what you're refering to, was never a character of the german alphabet !! not even before WWII !!

many luftgekühlte Grüße aus Berlin


Benno
bd1308
my german teacher sucks sad.gif wish somebody would learn me some german wink.gif (that's the B.G. language baby)
Bleyseng
I wish someone would shoot your dancing Panda Bear....... ar15.gif
tat2dphreak
QUOTE (sechszylinder @ May 6 2005, 08:48 AM)
QUOTE (tat2dphreak @ May 6 2005, 05:37 AM)
there used to be another symbol for the ess-et... it looked a lot like 2 lightning bolts... it was phased out and the "B" looking character was introduced after WWII... if you know history, you can guess why... wink.gif

ouch, that hurts blink.gif

what you're refering to, was never a character of the german alphabet !! not even before WWII !!

many luftgekühlte Grüße aus Berlin


Benno

I wasn't making a swipe at you... or germany, sorry... mainly a swipe at Alfie..

supposedly, during "that time" Hitler had the "B" (sorry, I don't know how to make the proper esset) looking symbol replaced with the 2 lightning bolts... mainly for "official" business... the typewriters for nazi germany even had the special keys replaced, removing the "B" as I recall... later germany, of course, cut all ties with that...

this is how my german prof in college explained it, but she wasn't a history prof, just German... if I am wrong, I'm very sorry

Greetings to you too, From Texas... sorry, my German is more rusty than my car... smile.gif

I got greetings, but I had to look up air-cooled... I knew it was air-something though, do I get partial credit wink.gif
tat2dphreak
QUOTE (Bleyseng @ May 6 2005, 09:11 AM)
I wish someone would shoot your dancing Panda Bear....... ar15.gif

I agree... it looks like it getting prepped to take a major Grunt!
tat2dphreak
QUOTE (bd1308 @ May 6 2005, 09:06 AM)
my german teacher sucks sad.gif wish somebody would learn me some german wink.gif (that's the B.G. language baby)

@ Tech we had "german" parties as part of our class, we'd all get together, drink hefeweisen, eat rinds-roladen (sp) and speak german... speaking it and being around people speaking it is the only way to learn... but 5 years without practice, you are like me, you can pick out 1-2 words and hope you get a sentance close...

wink.gif
bd1308
LOL yup. actually its a badger, from http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com it's gone tho
tat2dphreak
QUOTE (bd1308 @ May 6 2005, 09:22 AM)
LOL yup. actually its a badger, from http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com it's gone tho

I don't care if it's a beaver or a skunk, it's about the chip the porcelain...
Bleyseng
still needs a bullseye painted on its chest! w00t.gif
SirAndy
QUOTE
sorry, I don't know how to make the proper esset


ß = Alt + 0223 (on your right hand number keypad)

Sonnige Grüße aus Kalifornien!
smilie_flagge6.gif Andy
Dr. Roger
QUOTE (SirAndy @ May 6 2005, 08:22 AM)
QUOTE
sorry, I don't know how to make the proper esset


ß = Alt + 0223 (on your right hand number keypad)

Sonnige Grüße aus Kalifornien!
smilie_flagge6.gif Andy

Sonnige Grüße zu Ihnen auch!

Ein Bier bitte?
wo ist die Toilette?
and lastly...

sind Sie einzeln? (are you single?) wink.gif biggrin.gif That's it for my Deutsche... beerchug.gif
eeyore
QUOTE (LouisCypher @ May 6 2005, 02:43 AM)
after a short vowel, like in dass, you use -ss
after a long vowel, like in Gruß, you use

Louis

What about 'spass'?

I swear I've seen 'spaß'

I don't even remember what 'spass' is really. Good feelings or somesuch?

Anybody here from the Mittelfranken area?
bd1308
me too...i thought they were interchangeable....must have been the difference between north germany and south germany.....
LouisCypher
QUOTE (Cloudbuster @ May 6 2005, 08:58 AM)
QUOTE (LouisCypher @ May 6 2005, 02:43 AM)
after a short vowel, like in dass, you use -ss
after a long vowel, like in Gruß, you use

Louis

What about 'spass'?

I swear I've seen 'spaß'

I don't even remember what 'spass' is really. Good feelings or somesuch?

Anybody here from the Mittelfranken area?

Hi everybody,

Spass is definitely incorrect, as the vowel preceding -ss is long.

Must be Spaß.

Since the orthography reform many people think that they have simplified the matter and that everything can be spelled with -ss or that -ss and are interchangeable. That is simply not true. The simplification consists rather in a clear and concise usage rule, i.e. the one I have given above.

Regards,

Louis
mike_the_man
Ich mochte eine Bier, bitte!

Ich habe ein gross WeinerSchnitzel.

Thats about the extent of the German I remember from university.

biggrin.gif

Howard
HiJack and trivia question.

Identify this car (year make and model) for WCC 05 Sticker.
SLITS
QUOTE (mike_the_man @ May 6 2005, 12:24 PM)
Ich habe ein gross WeinerSchnitzel.

Die ist nicht die Wahrheit nach Ansicht der Damen.

Sie sagen, daß sie alles nie finden schauten und schauten aber konnten.
SLITS
QUOTE (Howard @ May 6 2005, 01:37 PM)
HiJack and trivia question.

Identify this car (year make and model) for WCC 05 Sticker.

Volksestudabaker
mike_the_man
QUOTE (SLITS @ May 6 2005, 01:31 PM)
QUOTE (mike_the_man @ May 6 2005, 12:24 PM)
Ich habe ein gross WeinerSchnitzel.

Die ist nicht die Wahrheit nach Ansicht der Damen.

Sie sagen, daß sie alles nie finden schauten und schauten aber konnten.

Ouch! Well, I've never had any complaints, for whatever thats worth. confused24.gif
Dr. Roger
QUOTE (Howard @ May 6 2005, 12:37 PM)
HiJack and trivia question.

Identify this car (year make and model) for WCC 05 Sticker.

Well it's not a "Super Studebaker"
Dr. Roger
QUOTE (Howard @ May 6 2005, 12:37 PM)
HiJack and trivia question.

Identify this car (year make and model) for WCC 05 Sticker.

It's kinda' like th Waffen SS, but not.
I give. What is it?
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