[way OT] The Awful German Language by Mark Twain

[rapieper@yahoo.com (Ron Pieper)]

Aaarrrgggg...

http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/awfgrmlg.html

Dirk, which "rope" would one use for securing a bumper?

Ron

--- Dirk Schneider <SCIROCCO2@t-online.de> wrote:
> Hello Ron,
> 
> 
> 
> > Not sleeping again a few nights ago, I re-read this almost by
> chance. 
> > It's hilariously funny if you have any interest in the German
> language
> > at all.  Mark Twain is easily my favorite American author.
> 
> > Thought Tobias, Dirk, Patrick Schiller, and other German-speaking
> > listers (or German-speaking wannabees like me) might enjoy.
> 
> is the text online ?
> I hardly know how a book looks like. It's made out of paper, right ?!
> ;-)
> 
> 
> > Scirocco content:  I need the German word for rope.
> 
> sorted down by size/thickness that would be   
> "Tau" ,"Seil", "Strick" , "Leine", "Schnur", "Faden"
> 
> Greets
> Dirk
> 


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