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.

no way ...

we love our special characters, especially the s-z

greetings from berlin

benno

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

Louis

oh cool stuff!!!! thanks

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...

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

the esset is different than 2 'S's... as already noted...

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...

ouch, that hurts

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

many luftgekühlte Grüße aus Berlin


Benno

my german teacher sucks wish somebody would learn me some german (that's the B.G. language baby)

I wish someone would shoot your dancing Panda Bear.......

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... ouch, that hurts 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...

I got greetings, but I had to look up air-cooled... I knew it was air-something though, do I get partial credit

QUOTE (Bleyseng @ May 6 2005, 09:11 AM)

I wish someone would shoot your dancing Panda Bear.......

I agree... it looks like it getting prepped to take a major Grunt!

QUOTE (bd1308 @ May 6 2005, 09:06 AM)

my german teacher sucks wish somebody would learn me some german (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...

LOL yup. actually its a badger, from http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com it's gone tho

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...

still needs a bullseye painted on its chest!

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!
Andy

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! Andy

Sonnige Grüße zu Ihnen auch!

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

sind Sie einzeln? (are you single?) That's it for my Deutsche...

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 -ß 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?

me too...i thought they were interchangeable....must have been the difference between north germany and south germany.....

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 -ß 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 -ß 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

Ich mochte eine Bier, bitte!

Ich habe ein gross WeinerSchnitzel.

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

HiJack and trivia question.

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

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.

QUOTE (Howard @ May 6 2005, 01:37 PM)

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

Volksestudabaker

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.

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"

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?