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Re: My first post with my new name ;)
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lugnet.loc.au
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Fri, 10 Nov 2006 22:45:07 GMT
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> In lugnet.loc.au, Rene Hoffmeister wrote:
> > In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond wrote:
> > Could you pick one that's easier to spell?! :-)
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> Hi Kerry,
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> Don't worry! Even in German it's fairly uncommon and at least oddish to listen.
LOL! Gee, thanks Rene :P
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> @Mel: Don't worry too! My children's last name is "Blaurock" (blue coat), it's
> not an awful lot better.
I thought 'rock' is a skirt? so it should be (blue skirt ;)) - Your poor son! ;)
Actually I find many German surname have some rather amusing meanings when you
translate them into English...
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> @Christian: Don't worry at all! You're really not responsible for it...
LOL... good thing he is in bed sleeping ;)
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> MY name may be a more frequent one in Germany, but nevertheless it has a
> wacky meaning. I am the master in nourishing hope... </claptrap></conclusion>
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> -René
Well, I hope you do a good job then :P
Mel
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| (...) Oh yes, skirt, sorry. But wait... it was... only for testing your language skills, of course! (...) Not only surnames. What about cities? "Pforzheim" (Farthome) is a corny gag here, but e.g. "Darmstadt". It's a pretty large city in Germany, so (...) (18 years ago, 10-Nov-06, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) Hi Kerry, Don't worry! Even in German it's fairly uncommon and at least oddish to listen. @Mel: Don't worry too! My children's last name is "Blaurock" (blue coat), it's not an awful lot better. @Christian: Don't worry at all! You're really not (...) (18 years ago, 10-Nov-06, to lugnet.loc.au)
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