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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 23:09:29 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Melody Krützfeldt wrote:
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I thought ‘rock’ is a skirt? so it should be (blue skirt ;)) - Your poor son!
;)
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Oh yes, skirt, sorry. But wait... it was... only for testing your language
skills, of course!
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Actually I find many German surname have some rather amusing meanings when you
translate them into English...
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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 nobody
becomes aware of it actually, but you have to translate it “Intestinal Town”...
Here’s a cross-language one: Bahn-Fahrt (Rail-Ride). And especially for Aussies
(though I guess you already know it): The “Ausfahrt” (freeway exit ramp) on the
German Autobahn...
-Rene
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| (...) Well, I am glad I got something right ;) (...) Oh yes, them too... I always giggle when I see something that sounds odd in English and it's funny to see signs on the motorway that start with 'bad....' I think "that doesn't sound like a place I (...) (18 years ago, 11-Nov-06, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) LOL! Gee, thanks Rene :P (...) 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... (...) LOL... good (...) (18 years ago, 10-Nov-06, to lugnet.loc.au)
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