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Deutschland uber alles.
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Now that many of us drive German cars, use German kitchen appliances, vacuum machines, etc., is it not time to take up German as a first language?
What do you think Volks?
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The US is still the largest single nation trading partner
http://www.guardian.c...mports#zoomed-picture
English is still the international language and probably will remain so do to the remarkable fact that it's the only language spoken more as a second language than a first.
That actually puts us at a strange disadvntage. Speaking English doesn't provide kids with a huge incentive to learn other languages.
If you're born somewhere like Finland and you want to leave the country, even just for a holiday, you better be able to speak another language.
Chances are the one you'll learn is English.
The language is probably our most sucessful export
http://www.guardian.c...mports#zoomed-picture
English is still the international language and probably will remain so do to the remarkable fact that it's the only language spoken more as a second language than a first.
That actually puts us at a strange disadvntage. Speaking English doesn't provide kids with a huge incentive to learn other languages.
If you're born somewhere like Finland and you want to leave the country, even just for a holiday, you better be able to speak another language.
Chances are the one you'll learn is English.
The language is probably our most sucessful export
English After All Is An Indo-German Language...
A little news item you may not be aware of...
The European Commission just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU rather than German, which was the other possibility.
As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5 year phase in plan that would be known as "EuroEnglish".
In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favor of the "k". This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan have less letters.
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with the "f". This will make words like "fotograf" 20% shorter.
In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling.
Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent "e"'s in the language is disgraceful, and they should go away. By the 4th year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v".
During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaiining "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters.
After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech ozer.
ACHTUNG! ZE DREM VIL FINALI KUM TRU!!
Ve haf also decided zat driving vil be changed to ze oposit sid of ze road. Ze first year ve vil change over ze truks and buses.
A little news item you may not be aware of...
The European Commission just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU rather than German, which was the other possibility.
As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5 year phase in plan that would be known as "EuroEnglish".
In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favor of the "k". This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan have less letters.
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with the "f". This will make words like "fotograf" 20% shorter.
In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling.
Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent "e"'s in the language is disgraceful, and they should go away. By the 4th year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v".
During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaiining "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters.
After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech ozer.
ACHTUNG! ZE DREM VIL FINALI KUM TRU!!
Ve haf also decided zat driving vil be changed to ze oposit sid of ze road. Ze first year ve vil change over ze truks and buses.
"Now that many of us drive German cars, use German kitchen appliances, vacuum machines, etc"
trouble is, i'd also have to get a german wife.
http://4.bp.blogspot....+beer+festivals+5.jpg
ah well......
deutschland, deutschland über alles, über alles in der welt.....
trouble is, i'd also have to get a german wife.
http://4.bp.blogspot....+beer+festivals+5.jpg
ah well......
deutschland, deutschland über alles, über alles in der welt.....
