No, that is right.
My German these days is pretty much 100% sweary. I know how to say "morning wood" in German :)
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:40, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

as in morning glory?
you gotta share that one!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:43, Reply)

Here it is. Use it wisely.
Der Morgenlatte!

Literally, the "morning plank".
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:45, Reply)

morgenlatte ;-)
i really do love german, have spent a fair bit of time there as my best pal moved to fribourg im breisgau then near mannheim to edit science. but i've spent much more time in france, less drunk but more time...
i was best man (trauzeuge?) when jasper married his fraulein, delivered my speach bilingualy.

edit: a northern english colloquialism for a batten (ie small plank) is latt or lath.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:49, Reply)

I've not been to Germany for ages.
My efforts are concentrated into not forgetting my Italian and speaking French all day at work; part of why my father threw such a shit-fit when I didn't move back in with them was because he wouldn't be able to learn German for free. Would love to get back into it properly!
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:52, Reply)

german is such a logical and systematic language.
my wife speaks a lot of Polish to our daughter (being Polish!) and i've classroom-learnt a fair bit. the thing i love in polish is that they have 32 letters, and they always make the same sounds unlike english where we basically make it up to suit ourselves.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:02, Reply)

And French skips letters for no reason...
Took me ages to get my head around why they elide things! I preferred German from a pronunciation point of view.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:06, Reply)

those pesky french!
i learnt as a kid, playing with other kids. the grammar was a bit of a shock when i started to learn at school but from years of kiddy talk i had no problem passing with high grades.
*smugs*
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:12, Reply)

Gah, I wish mine had been as good from a young age.
Took me 15 years and living in Switzerland to get it anywhere near fluent...
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:13, Reply)

where in switz? i know bern, valorbe, geneva, lausanne, montreux...
that's it.
oh non, i know basle/basel too...fantastic museum full of Tingueley's (sp?)stuff...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:18, Reply)

Lausanne :) right opposite the hospital!
Absolutely loved the place and would go back - and am going back, soon - if I could.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:20, Reply)

I've always found Switzerland
A bit...well, clinical, I suppose. And sterile.

It's like civilisation but as a cover version by the Lighthouse Family.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:29, Reply)

I liked my view and I liked it that everything worked.
The Swiss are seriously anal, though...
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:32, Reply)

*cough*

(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:58, Reply)

*blush*
What are you inferring, good sir?
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 23:08, Reply)

having visited many times...
i've always found there's a lot more to switz than civilisation. yeah, the folk can be odd for sure. very reserved. but there's a very strong sub-culture there too. awfully easy to score weed.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:35, Reply)

Tell me about it; my insane Bavarian neighbour was always on the weed.
We also had random cultists come knocking on girls' doors in our halls...
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:38, Reply)