To all Lower Case People

[Yenn]

Isn't it speaking English that causes heart attacks?

 

 

[facthunter]

Only if you order junk food. Nev

 

 

[Phil Perry]

"Chat noir" is logical. It's first of all a cat and then qualified by being black in colour. It's not a colour that is a cat There's a fair bit of logic in it. Nev

I agree there Nev, . We have a little hinged portal in the back door. so logically this is for the cat. It is then qualified by by the descriptive.

 

So we then have. . . Le "Chat Flap".

 

 

[Neil_S]

German language certainly is very strictly governed by rules, like just about everything else in German culture. However the grammar gets pretty complicated. There are literally 6 different ways to say "the" (der, die, das, den, dem, des) in accordance with 16 different rules and that's only starting with the basics!

And Latin has 3 genders and 6 cases (7 if you include the locative, eg at home), so that's 18 ways to say "the" ....and that's just the singular, then you have plurals..

 

 

[PA.]

Isn't it speaking English that causes heart attacks?

Only if you order junk food. Nev

Especially French Fries.

 

 

[Phil Perry]

And Latin has 3 genders and 6 cases (7 if you include the locative, eg at home), so that's 18 ways to say "the" ....and that's just the singular, then you have plurals..

Oh yes, I vaguely remember the RAF motto from Air cadets,. . .what was it now ?

 

'Per Ardua et Bovinus Excretum ad Astra' . . . or something like that. . .?

 

 

[M61A1]

Oh yes, I vaguely remember the RAF motto from Air cadets,. . .what was it now ?'Per Ardua et Bovinus Excretum ad Astra' . . . or something like that. . .?

I seem to recall a WWII cartoon depicting some pilots and crew in New Guinea, with CO saying there'll be no Astra today fella's, just Ardua.

 

 

[M61A1]

Found it....

 

 

 

[Bruce Tuncks]

German is so close to english that we can understand "sitzen sie hier und trinken ein glas bier mit uns".

 

That's possibly bad grammar but a german understands it ok I know cos I tried it.

 

 

[facthunter]

He was just thirsty and didn't want to hurt your feelings. Nev

 

 

[Flying Officer Kite]

German language certainly is very strictly governed by rules, like just about everything else in German culture. However the grammar gets pretty complicated. There are literally 6 different ways to say "the" (der, die, das, den, dem, des) in accordance with 16 different rules and that's only starting with the basics!

Great language for swearing though!

 

 

[Bruce Tuncks]

Remember sergeant Scheisskopf ? The name does sound better in German.