Eh Joe, as a complete german boy I have to tell you: > The German language is nearly completely phonetic. Exceptions are > terminal "g" and terminal "d". The g in Tag is pronounced very much > like a k and the d in hund is pronounced very much like a T. Itīs the other way round! A "g" in "Tag" pronounced like a k would be a Nordic Pronounciation. OK, there are a lot of spellings around here, it depends completely on the area the people are living in. Ask Ralph Hoehn, he is origin from the southern part and had lived also in the very northern part - an extreme difference. People Language from some german parts I really couldnīt understand, for sure! > On an early visit to Germany, I nearly got into serious trouble with > the terminal g. Wishing to buy some figs, and at the time not > knowing the German word for fig I decided to harden the terminal g in > the word fig. Oh, oh! She understand you want to invite her to a "quickie" meeting ... you know? In german there is no terminal k, only a "ck" and thats no "g", no way. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 30 2002 - 04:54:43 PDT
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