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I‘m a run-of-the-mill West German dude with no particular talent for languages, and second this. It’s somewhere between “normal” German and Dutch in terms of un
by ManuelKiessling 2y ago
I‘m a run-of-the-mill West German dude with no particular talent for languages, and second this. It’s somewhere between “normal” German and Dutch in terms of understandibility for me.
- kjellsbells 2y agoRun of the mill, he says, he says, in his second tongue, using correct grammar, idiomatic phrases, and perfect spelling. This n=1 sample shows even run of the mill can be good at languages. Oy veh!
- fuzztester 2y agoHe said run-of-the-mill West German, not just run-of-the-mill.
- fuzztester 2y ago>and perfect spelling >>understandibility for me https://www.google.com/search?q=understandibility https://www.google.com/search?q=understandibility
- ManuelKiessling 2y agoI made that one up intentionally, but didn’t want to put it in quotes because I already had one word in quotes.
- fuzztester 2y agoOK. https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-hilarious-history-of-ok-okay https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-hilarious-histo... ;)
- ManuelKiessling 2y agoPretty sure it has to “oy vey”. It’s also a good example: it’s easy to understand for me because in German, “oh weh!” is a very common phrase.
- woodruffw 2y ago“Veh” is an attested but less common spelling, so it doesn’t have to be “vey.” (The “official” YIVO transliterations are not widely used, in practice.)