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In my school days in the â80s, I remember discussion of an on-going battle between the north Germans, south Germans and the Swiss as to the proper use (if at all) of the Eszett. I suspect itâs still not been resolvedâŠ
The 1995 spelling reform changed a number of things. The only one I remember is that it was no longer permitted in compound words to drop one S if there were three in a row. Or do I have that backwards?
As for the Swiss, I once spoke with a Schweizer who was resentful that his country decided to standardize on High German rather than what the Dutch did: declare themselves a separate language. Swiss German is incomprehensible to most Germans. As for the North and South, a Bavarian once taught me the line âBist du Preiss? Noch friss iâ di!â (Are you a Prussian [meaning any North German]? Then Iâll eat you up!) I heard comparable things to that in Alabama.
Sandfan about 13 years ago
Torpedo, los.
pschearer Premium Member about 13 years ago
âWo sind wir?â [VO ZINT VEER] = âWhere are we?â
Donât let the tall S in âsindâ fool you; check the handwriting in the Declaration of Indepence and youâll see we used to have one too.
boreas2 about 13 years ago
lol
been a while since last time we saw it
runar about 13 years ago
Ich denke, daĂ Sie im SchloĂ sind.
Kip W about 13 years ago
That crazy lettering just Frakturs me!
tghllama about 13 years ago
In my school days in the â80s, I remember discussion of an on-going battle between the north Germans, south Germans and the Swiss as to the proper use (if at all) of the Eszett. I suspect itâs still not been resolvedâŠ
pschearer Premium Member about 13 years ago
The 1995 spelling reform changed a number of things. The only one I remember is that it was no longer permitted in compound words to drop one S if there were three in a row. Or do I have that backwards?
As for the Swiss, I once spoke with a Schweizer who was resentful that his country decided to standardize on High German rather than what the Dutch did: declare themselves a separate language. Swiss German is incomprehensible to most Germans. As for the North and South, a Bavarian once taught me the line âBist du Preiss? Noch friss iâ di!â (Are you a Prussian [meaning any North German]? Then Iâll eat you up!) I heard comparable things to that in Alabama.