Kaftan Barlast Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Welcome to part number one. Here, we will look at a few pictures and you will learn to describe their content them in Swedish. The previois version of this thread contained some exposure of female epidermis and has been remastered for american audiences using the latest in digital imaging technology. http://www.ntf.se/Stockholm/bilder/pension DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbjerg Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 hehe good idea .. I can only imagine how bad their accent will be! :D I've tried to teach foreigners Danish before, with horrendous results .. and doing it over the internet!? " *phew* good luck .. Fortune favors the bald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted March 27, 2005 Author Share Posted March 27, 2005 Neg. Any english speaking foreigner using this method will express himself in nothing but the purest Swedish, indistinguishable from native Swedes. I swear. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyanida Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Hehe! This method is hillarious! The pictures were good too especially the ornithologist flaunting his bottom... where did you find them? Humor rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Men, fy fan!! Det "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirottu Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 How do you get your "students" to learn the melody of swedish? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hah ha ha! Best joke ever! Melody of swedish. Heh. :D This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguars4ever Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Oh Lord! Our resident forum Scandinavians are at it again. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Oh Lord! Our resident forum Scandinavians are at it again. ^_^ What do you have against Scandinavians ?!? :angry: ... Just kidding :(" ... For a good sample of the Swedish language "melody", go find an episode of The Muppet Show and listen to the Swedish Cook :D “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finger of Death Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Hehe,perhaps I can teach Chinese:) If I tell you I'm good You would probably think I'm boasting If I tell you I'm no good You know I'm lying ---Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 How do you get your "students" to learn the melody of swedish? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hah ha ha! Best joke ever! Melody of swedish. Heh. :D <{POST_SNAPBACK}> "Said the goat to the gardener." You hard-consonant using, bastardly finn. FoD> Yeah, that'd be great! Please decribe the essence of this picture in Chinese. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirottu Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Finnish actually used to have softer versions of each consonant, but who needs them anyways. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitemithrandir Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Please decribe the essence of this picture in Chinese. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Qing gei ti ni jia da ye ti ge tou. Please cut the hair of the head of your family. Word economics To express my vast wisdom I speak in haiku's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguars4ever Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Please decribe the essence of this picture in Chinese. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Qing gei ti ni jia da ye ti ge tou. Please cut the hair of the head of your family. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No silly, that's this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musopticon? Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Swedish. Yay. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yst Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 The complexity of the Swedish vowel system is rather surprising, and seemingly the largest impediment to effective speech as a second language. But at least the vowels are orthographically distinguished. Nevertheless, I'm much happier dealing with the typical West-Germanic vowels. Sweden's culture industry is active enough, though, that finding worthwhile sources through which to watch the play of Germanic philology is quite easy, so I'm prone to doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Something or other Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 English has one of the most complciated vowel system of all Germanic languages, tho', surely. Even more tricky than Swedish. Compound this c. 20 vowels with an inconsistant spelling system using 5 vowel symbols.. and we have anarchy, baby :shades: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Much more motivation to learn english if you think about it though. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Something or other Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Undoutedly. I speak it tho'... and yes I left the b out there intentionally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbjerg Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Well English is more like a bastard child of the germanic language group actually .. since you have been utterly polluted by latin! tsk tsk .. bloody shame really .. you had such potential under Dane-law .. Fortune favors the bald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThaiBinh Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Well English is more like a bastard child of the germanic language group actually .. since you have been utterly polluted by latin! tsk tsk .. bloody shame really .. you had such potential under Dane-law .. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, the Dane-law, and of course the Dane-geld. http://whitewolf.newcastle.edu.au/words/au...y/danegeld.html English is a tricky language to learn for many non-native speakers, and the vowel 'system' (if such a thing truly exists) and the crazy spelling, are part of the difficulty. Spanish is at least spelled phonetically and would be a more suitable international language. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yst Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Well English is more like a bastard child of the germanic language group actually .. since you have been utterly polluted by latin! tsk tsk .. bloody shame really .. you had such potential under Dane-law .. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Polluted by Danish too, though. The Danes, as much as the Normans, are blamed for the final death of the Old English noun case system (with the Dative and Instrumental finally dying off) and dual (instead of merely singular and plural) pronoun numbers. The most popular theory goes that Danish and Old English were sufficiently mutually intelligible that both languages, within England, probably attempted to simplify themselves (by ignoring case inflexions) in order to facilitate communication. That's a gross oversimplification itself, but it's the gist of the predominating theory. The Instrumental case was already almost dead when the Danes arrived, but the Danes and Normans saw the death of the Dative case, the Dual number, and distinctive (masculine, feminine, neuter) noun gender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nur Ab Sal Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Well English is more like a bastard child of the germanic language group actually .. since you have been utterly polluted by latin! tsk tsk .. bloody shame really .. you had such potential under Dane-law .. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't forget about influence of the french culture and grammar... HERMOCRATES: Nur Ab Sal was one such king. He it was, say the wise men of Egypt, who first put men in the colossus, making many freaks of nature at times when the celestial spheres were well aligned. SOCRATES: This I doubt. We are hearing a child's tale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 the death of the.. ..distinctive (masculine, feminine, neuter) noun gender. And for that you should be grateful. Objects shouldnt have a gender, it's not natural. ..like those bloody jerries have it. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbjerg Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Polluted by Danish too, though <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yes as I said .. a bastard child of the germanic language group .. Danish is included in that! Don't forget about influence of the french culture and grammar... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> and French falls under the Latin group .. so I said that too .. Fortune favors the bald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludozee Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 the death of the.. ..distinctive (masculine, feminine, neuter) noun gender. And for that you should be grateful. Objects shouldnt have a gender, it's not natural. ..like those bloody jerries have it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> *flashback to school* Ludozee: -der des dem den -die der der die -das des dem das -die der der die errr, i mean die der den die Teacher: Didn't learn, did we? I want you to write out all of them 40 times. I expect them on my desk by noon tomorrow. Ludozee: ... Yeah, I hated my german teacher... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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