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Re: The importance of correct umlauts
« Reply #105 on: January 31, 2015, 01:28:39 PM »
Real world example: This week, the radio informed me that the city of Berlin plans to rename one of its streets, the Mohrenstraße, on account of it being considered a racist slur nowadays. First suggestion was to make it into the Nelson-Mandela-Straße, but that hit a snag because they have a rule to name streets only after female people until gender equality has been achieved (and Winnie isn't as much of a role model as Nelson).

Anyway, one of the new suggestions aims at reducing the costs (having letterhead paper, business cards etc. reprinted) for the residents by making it into the Möhrenstraße (Carrot Street).
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Re: The importance of correct umlauts
« Reply #106 on: February 01, 2015, 06:49:01 AM »
Wunderschön ! :)
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Re: Umlauts (heavy metal variety)
« Reply #107 on: February 07, 2015, 09:21:05 PM »
I love that Wikipedia has a whole article, very serious and carefully footnoted, on the topic of heavy metal umlauts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_umlaut
Well, it's a popular concept ... ;)
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Re: Onomatopeia and the like
« Reply #108 on: February 10, 2015, 08:05:44 AM »
I've been wondering about the different sounds and words we use for cats. Its nation has its own! :-)
For example, in Greek, a cat typically says "niau", and you can call it by making a "ps ps ps ps ps" sound :D
How do you call cats in your language? <3
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Re: Onomatopeia and the like
« Reply #109 on: February 10, 2015, 09:37:33 AM »
Did you consult the onomatopoeia thread?

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Re: Onomatopeia and the like
« Reply #110 on: February 10, 2015, 09:52:33 AM »
Did you consult the onomatopoeia thread?

Woops no, I didn't know that existed...
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Re: Onomatopeia and the like
« Reply #111 on: February 10, 2015, 05:11:10 PM »
Swedish:

- Cats go "mjau"
- Dogs go "vov"
- Frogs go "kvack"
- Crows go "krax"
- Birds go "pip"
- You say "aj" when you hurt yourself
- Sneeze: "atjo" (and you say "prosit!")
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Re: Onomatopeia and the like
« Reply #112 on: February 10, 2015, 07:53:28 PM »
OK, sorry, but I really, really have to ask:

What does the fox say?

*shame*
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Re: Onomatopeia and the like
« Reply #113 on: February 10, 2015, 11:05:45 PM »
OK, sorry, but I really, really have to ask:

What does the fox say?

*shame*

Shame indeed. Since I have a thing for foxes, I'll post this in case people actually do want to know.


WHAT SOUND DOES A FOX REALLY MAKE?
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Re: Onomatopeia and the like
« Reply #114 on: February 11, 2015, 12:29:33 PM »
Shame indeed. Since I have a thing for foxes, I'll post this in case people actually do want to know.


WHAT SOUND DOES A FOX REALLY MAKE?

Thank you, that was very interesting! :D
(they make the most horrible noises D: If I was alone in the woods and heard one of those screams only once, I'd think that someone is getting murdered!
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Re: Onomatopeia and the like
« Reply #115 on: February 11, 2015, 12:33:40 PM »
I have a friend that used to get really annoyed when the song came on.  "They ducking bark!" XD

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Re: Onomatopeia and the like
« Reply #116 on: February 11, 2015, 12:53:23 PM »
"They f***ing bark!" XD
....... now that I've just had another glance at all the scripts that Unicode supports, I can't help thinking "a language that needs two cooperating individuals to speak in!? Now that's a novel concept for some sci-fi!"
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Re: Onomatopeia and the like
« Reply #117 on: February 11, 2015, 02:59:25 PM »
OK, sorry, but I really, really have to ask:

What does the fox say?

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The annoying answer.
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Re: Onomatopeia and the like
« Reply #118 on: February 11, 2015, 09:40:03 PM »
Since Swedish already seems to be covered I thought I might share some Japanese onomatopoeia!

Neko (cats) = Nyan Nyan/ Nya Nya
Inu (dogs) = Wan Wan
Tori (birds) = Pichu Pichu
Karasu (crows) = Kaa Kaa
Gyuu (cow) = Moo Moo
Hitsuji (sheep) = Mee Mee
Buta (pig) = Buu Buu
Kaeru (frog) = Gero Gero / Kero Kero

Ouch= Ita!
Pouring Rain = Zaa Zaa
Yawn = Fuwaa

Then there's a whole bunch of strange ones like:
Smile = Niko Niko
Irritated = Ira Ira
To shine/sparkle = Pika Pika



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Re: Onomatopeia and the like
« Reply #119 on: February 12, 2015, 06:12:35 AM »
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Kaeru (frog) = Gero Gero
I will definetely tell this my former Karate trainer next time I see him - his name is Gero.  ;D

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To shine/sparkle = Pika Pika
Important vocabulary if someone wants to translate SSSS to Japanese... ;)
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