tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post4301898468232970151..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Quick, don't think: What's typically German?Sabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-30958388944628165012009-04-29T21:08:00.000-04:002009-04-29T21:08:00.000-04:00Bee, I forgot to say: your Comment Rules are so ch...Bee, I forgot to say: your Comment Rules are so characteristically German IMHO!Neil Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564859009749481136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-80215089576283026022009-04-28T16:04:00.000-04:002009-04-28T16:04:00.000-04:00Hello Bee,
I ignore that spelling "reform"
totall...Hello Bee,<br />I ignore that spelling "reform" <br />totally. <br />With respect to cliches, You are absolutely right. <br />They tell much more about the <br />people telling the cliches than <br />about the people told about in the <br />cliches. <br />Regards<br />GeorgGeorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-52676387278653981042009-04-28T15:00:00.000-04:002009-04-28T15:00:00.000-04:00Are these still written together? I thought they c...Are these still written together? I thought they changed the grammar on these issues some years ago. But anyway, the point was to name something typically German and I thought creating adjectives from two words does exist in other languages too? Icecold, snowwhite? Anyway, I am not a linguist. As I remarked earlier, this list wasn't so much about being correct, but what people think is typical. Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-78475105215236614052009-04-28T14:37:00.000-04:002009-04-28T14:37:00.000-04:00Hello Bee,
remember bienenfleißig, stinkfaul,
hoc...Hello Bee,<br />remember bienenfleißig, stinkfaul, <br />hochintelligent, strohdumm and <br />so on and on. <br />I do not find an example for a <br />compund verb, do You?<br />Regards<br />GeorgGeorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-34396356976936297822009-04-28T08:04:00.000-04:002009-04-28T08:04:00.000-04:00Btw, the missing linebreaks after using italics or...Btw, the missing linebreaks after using italics or bold face is a <A HREF="http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2009/04/problems-with-blogger-commenting-with.html" REL="nofollow">known blogger problem</A> that is at least two weeks old. Since it worked previously, one wonders how it can be so hard to fix it.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-8144508888931745372009-04-28T08:00:00.000-04:002009-04-28T08:00:00.000-04:00Bee leaded in the error:
German language does not...<I>Bee leaded in the error: <br />German language does not excell <br />in compound nouns, but compound words.<br />Even adjectives and verbs and mixtures </I>Right. Sorry about that, I've corrected that. I believe the word 'compound noun' refers to the result being a noun instead of the word being constructed from nouns.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-3540199489629346302009-04-27T22:08:00.000-04:002009-04-27T22:08:00.000-04:00Genocide? Two world wars?Genocide? Two world wars?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-4359130335515495472009-04-26T03:34:00.000-04:002009-04-26T03:34:00.000-04:00* Bratwurst
* Autobahnstau: typical traffic jams o...* Bratwurst<br />* Autobahnstau: typical traffic jams often due to high differences in speed<br />* Spurillen: little tracks on right lane of old motorways due to weight of trucks<br />* <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_declension" REL="nofollow">Declensions</A>Arjen Dijksmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09450431291713605237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-25827811206501933142009-04-25T16:31:00.000-04:002009-04-25T16:31:00.000-04:00Self-righteousness
(Germany is possibly the only ...Self-righteousness <br />(Germany is possibly the only country where as a cyclist you will be shouted at, from a car, because you moved off with the red-yellow rather than the green that follows half a second later) <br /><br />Hospitality <br /><br />Frankness<br /><br />Obsession with large, fast automobiles<br /><br />Gluttony<br /><br />Cold, frothy beerThomas Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-88571158604083457582009-04-24T06:33:00.000-04:002009-04-24T06:33:00.000-04:00I think such poll posts should not be commented,
a...I think such poll posts should not be commented,<br />at least not from a German. <br />One exeption, all the more because <br />Bee leaded in the error: <br />German language does not excell <br />in compound <B>nouns</B>, but compound <B>words</B>.<br />Even adjectives and verbs and mixtures <br />of categories are "made up" .<br />Very common is a adjective and a noun, <br />making a new word,Georghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-75269669509041006422009-04-23T14:47:00.000-04:002009-04-23T14:47:00.000-04:00Schadenfreude, and Angst.
Obtuse philosophy that i...Schadenfreude, and Angst.<br />Obtuse philosophy that is temperamentally the opposite of dorky, drawing-room Anglo-American analytical, "common-sense" method.<br />Song lyrics that are cumbersome as performed because German takes up more syllables to make the point.<br />Sprockets! (Not "real" but so what ... it was a cool pastiche.)<br /><br />PS: I lived near Kaiserslautern for three years as aNeil Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564859009749481136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-68056777131567462452009-04-22T16:25:00.000-04:002009-04-22T16:25:00.000-04:00Um... beer. Techno.
Compound nouns.
(...I am a r...Um... beer. Techno.<br /><br />Compound nouns.<br /><br />(...I am a really big fan of certain <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj3OFvrcoQA" REL="nofollow">German ambient electronica artists</A>.)mcchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860791966711083811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-43515295874140289602009-04-20T14:10:00.000-04:002009-04-20T14:10:00.000-04:00First, let me apologize to Bee for kind of hijacki...First, let me apologize to Bee for kind of hijacking this post. If she wishes to, we may transfer this discussion to my blog, and whoever wants to come in may follow there. Just let me know, and I will create an entry for it to develop, if Andrei or anybody else is interested into furthering it.<br /><br />Andrei said: <I>“Sure, I express it by saying that usual history is finished and therefore Jean-Philippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867058387912497552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13310306396016143852009-04-20T10:56:00.000-04:002009-04-20T10:56:00.000-04:00Jean-Philippe said: “At the center of this evoluti...<I>Jean-Philippe</I> said: “At the center of this evolution is Europe, and this context creates a void that can only be filled by creativity, not an effect of creativity, not another static system, be it a new one, that would transfix identity and human societies into another archetype; but creativity itself, as a process to make history into an activity of self-invention, and not one of Andrei Kirilyukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407274342959324969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-9892422512019912672009-04-20T09:14:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:14:00.000-04:00@eastraven: you don't know what arschkalt is until...@eastraven: you don't know what arschkalt is until you've spend a winter in Montreal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-43344991141697088492009-04-20T03:29:00.000-04:002009-04-20T03:29:00.000-04:00CurrywurstNur mit Parkschein - this one was so har...<I>Currywurst</I><I>Nur mit Parkschein</I> - this one was so hard during my first visit in Germany: I knew what <I>Mondschein</I> (moonshine) was, and was very confused.<br /><I>Kaffee und Kuchen</I> (and <I>Konditorei</I>, where the rite is celebrated) <br /><I>Arschkalt</I> (weather in Germany)<br /><I>Rechtschreibreform</I>barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920729871547017890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-76652965816673906072009-04-19T17:09:00.000-04:002009-04-19T17:09:00.000-04:00Backpacking.
It seems that no matter what remote ...Backpacking.<br /><br />It seems that no matter what remote corner of the world I find myself in, I'm sure to see German backpackers there.AcademicLurkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-2613609154372456322009-04-19T12:41:00.000-04:002009-04-19T12:41:00.000-04:00Andrei,
I agree that "there are no practical, vis...Andrei,<br /><br />I agree that "there are no practical, visible signs in that direction". But I take this as a reason for optimism, since if there was such signs, then the evolution would just be a boring one, quite obvious, and that does not entail any radical change.<br /><br />What we may agree on as well, is that there are a wealth of fundamental problems, and these ones become more and moreJean-Philippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867058387912497552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-10362489296187876712009-04-19T11:48:00.000-04:002009-04-19T11:48:00.000-04:00best
Klaus
(above comment)best<br /><br />Klaus<br /><br />(above comment)Klausnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6463949723112851552009-04-19T11:46:00.000-04:002009-04-19T11:46:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,
Bratwurst
Beer
Soccer
A160CC (mine :-)...Hi Bee,<br /><br />Bratwurst<br /><br />Beer<br /><br />Soccer<br /><br />A160CC (mine :-)<br /><br />Punctuality (at least they try harder than others)<br /><br />Beethoven<br /><br />"Uncle Albert", Max und Werner.<br /><br />I compliment your currage to ask in the first place!<br /><br />bestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-20749988768952642072009-04-19T09:59:00.000-04:002009-04-19T09:59:00.000-04:00Physics discoveries, Quantum Mechanics
Classical ...Physics discoveries, Quantum Mechanics<br /><br />Classical music<br /><br />Oktoberfest<br /><br />RecyclingFlavionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-625612205113689292009-04-19T08:17:00.000-04:002009-04-19T08:17:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,
Conviction
Perfectionists
Science
Tec...Hi Bee,<br /><br /><br />Conviction<br /><br />Perfectionists<br /><br />Science<br /><br />Technology<br /><br />Fiercely Independent<br /><br /><br />Best,<br /><br /><br />PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-63721453724896190892009-04-19T08:07:00.000-04:002009-04-19T08:07:00.000-04:00Great thinkers, great physicists, great composers ...Great thinkers, great physicists, great composers (you may enter separately if you wish)<br /><br />Punctuality<br /><br />Sausages<br /><br />Second World War<br /><br />Competence (whataver the nature of the activity involved)<br /><br />SeriousnessChristinehttp://egregium.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-22802811665364601382009-04-19T07:31:00.000-04:002009-04-19T07:31:00.000-04:00FussballFussballCordoba78noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-47940037894851301262009-04-19T07:22:00.000-04:002009-04-19T07:22:00.000-04:00Zukunftsangst - looking fearfully into the future ...Zukunftsangst - looking fearfully into the future especially in times when everything is going smoothly, but fealing the better the harder it gets.<br /><br />Resilience - the ability to withstand catastrophes on a national level and come out of it better than before.<br /><br />Compulsive efficiency (at least in old school professionals) - if you want to torture a German, just make him look at aAndreasnoreply@blogger.com