Comments for lingamish http://lingamish.com Won't you be my neighbor? Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:43:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 Comment on Why Germans are so grumpy by David http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/comment-page-1/#comment-11291 David Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:43:38 +0000 http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/#comment-11291 It's our other Oliver's surname that none of us can pronounce. It’s our other Oliver’s surname that none of us can pronounce.

]]> Comment on Why Germans are so grumpy by Oliver http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/comment-page-1/#comment-11290 Oliver Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:29:12 +0000 http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/#comment-11290 [ʊ] as in [fʊt]? My foot! How do you expect to get into heaven if you don't know the language of Martin Luther?!? [Now, *that* should start a debate ...] [ʊ] as in [fʊt]? My foot!

How do you expect to get into heaven if you don’t know the language of Martin Luther?!?

[Now, *that* should start a debate ...]

]]> Comment on Why Germans are so grumpy by David http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/comment-page-1/#comment-11289 David Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:12:55 +0000 http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/#comment-11289 It's sad to discover that a German phonetician knows so little about his own language. Actually, I was probably thinking of [ʊ]. I never learned German since my Mommy wouldn't let me use language like that. It’s sad to discover that a German phonetician knows so little about his own language.

Actually, I was probably thinking of [ʊ].

I never learned German since my Mommy wouldn’t let me use language like that.

]]> Comment on Why Germans are so grumpy by Oliver http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/comment-page-1/#comment-11288 Oliver Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:22:23 +0000 http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/#comment-11288 *lol* Thanks, Peter! Made my day ... *lol*
Thanks, Peter! Made my day …

]]> Comment on Why Germans are so grumpy by Oliver http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/comment-page-1/#comment-11287 Oliver Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:20:59 +0000 http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/#comment-11287 I'd call that 'schwa' - or in IPA: [ǝ] (and in careful speech, some even pronounce it [ɛ]) I’d call that ’schwa’ – or in IPA: [ǝ]
(and in careful speech, some even pronounce it [ɛ])

]]> Comment on Why Germans are so grumpy by Peter Kirk http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/comment-page-1/#comment-11286 Peter Kirk Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:07:33 +0000 http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/#comment-11286 Oliver, I don't think David knows the difference between Germans and Russians. It's the Russians who have those unrounded back vowels. Do you know why Russians never smile when they have their photos taken? It's because they say the Russian for "cheese", which is something like [sɯr]. Oliver, I don’t think David knows the difference between Germans and Russians. It’s the Russians who have those unrounded back vowels. Do you know why Russians never smile when they have their photos taken? It’s because they say the Russian for “cheese”, which is something like [sɯr].

]]> Comment on Why Germans are so grumpy by David http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/comment-page-1/#comment-11285 David Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:48:13 +0000 http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/#comment-11285 Bob, you rock. Bob, you rock.

]]> Comment on Why Germans are so grumpy by David http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/comment-page-1/#comment-11284 David Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:47:43 +0000 http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/#comment-11284 So what do you call that tongue-swallowing sound you guys make between consonants? So what do you call that tongue-swallowing sound you guys make between consonants?

]]> Comment on Why Germans are so grumpy by robert basler http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/comment-page-1/#comment-11283 robert basler Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:15:31 +0000 http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/#comment-11283 Hey, thanks for linking to my Oddly Enough blog. Please come back often. Bests, Bob Basler Hey, thanks for linking to my Oddly Enough blog. Please come back often.

Bests,
Bob Basler

]]> Comment on Why Germans are so grumpy by Oliver http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/comment-page-1/#comment-11281 Oliver Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:11:54 +0000 http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/#comment-11281 Oh, get your facts straight! German doesn't have any unrounded back vowels! I'm a German phonetician, I hate all those superficial smiles, and now I'm grumpy! ;-) Oh, get your facts straight! German doesn’t have any unrounded back vowels! I’m a German phonetician, I hate all those superficial smiles, and now I’m grumpy!

;-)

]]> Comment on Why Germans are so grumpy by nora http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/comment-page-1/#comment-11279 nora Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:14:38 +0000 http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/#comment-11279 : ) Love that a/c. And blizzards. : )

Love that a/c. And blizzards.

]]> Comment on Why Germans are so grumpy by MAE http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/comment-page-1/#comment-11275 MAE Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:28:20 +0000 http://lingamish.com/2010/02/why-germans-are-so-grumpy/#comment-11275 So, Germans are so grumpy? That prejudice will be the best joke to keep me laughing the next month ;-) So, Germans are so grumpy?
That prejudice will be the best joke to keep me laughing the next month ;-)

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