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by deSitter
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12/26/03 10:01:13 PM
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New Re: Interesting observations.
In the war flick "Longest Day" the authentic German actors speak authentic German. I can understand some of them perfectly - one is "typical" to the American ear (Kurt Juergens) - but there is a Luftwaffe pilot who is 9/10ths incomprehensible. I've never been able to figure this one out. I'm sure it's simply a matter of accent - he speaks *very* fast and in short, clipped syllables - almost like French - so I'm thinking perhaps this is characteristic of the border regions and the lowlands. Dutch has that "run-on" sound as well, but with more gutteral markers.
-drl
Post #132,648
by jb4
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12/29/03 1:52:38 PM
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New Northern German, prolly
jb4
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     What the FUCK are you gibbering about, you stupid asshole?!? - (CRConrad) - (20) - Dec. 16, 2003, 08:14:28 AM EST
         Nice - now that's a flame -NT - (deSitter) - Dec. 16, 2003, 11:32:09 AM EST
         Hey I got your gibber swinging, fuckwad - (boxley) - (18) - Dec. 16, 2003, 12:18:50 PM EST
             Wow, what a dogfight - (Arkadiy) - (2) - Dec. 16, 2003, 05:09:48 PM EST
                 Listen, bitch ... - (drewk) - (1) - Dec. 16, 2003, 05:22:06 PM EST
                     YOU listen, bitch, he's a commie - (deSitter) - Dec. 16, 2003, 07:18:15 PM EST
             Man, you really don't know shit about either... - (CRConrad) - (14) - Dec. 17, 2003, 07:01:34 AM EST
                 Let this be a lesson to all... - (bepatient) - (12) - Dec. 17, 2003, 07:40:38 AM EST
                     Bah! - (CRConrad) - (11) - Dec. 17, 2003, 08:06:23 AM EST
                         Go ahead...blame me. - (bepatient) - Dec. 17, 2003, 08:20:05 AM EST
                         come to that... - (rcareaga) - (9) - Dec. 19, 2003, 11:20:11 AM EST
                             German wins, hands down - mainly, I think... - (CRConrad) - (8) - Dec. 26, 2003, 08:41:14 PM EST
                                 Re: German wins, hands down - mainly, I think... - (deSitter) - (7) - Dec. 26, 2003, 09:26:48 PM EST
                                     Interesting observations. - (CRConrad) - (4) - Dec. 26, 2003, 09:46:19 PM EST
                                         Re: Interesting observations. - (deSitter) - (1) - Dec. 26, 2003, 10:01:13 PM EST
                                             Northern German, prolly -NT - (jb4) - Dec. 29, 2003, 01:52:38 PM EST
                                         Berlinerisch to my untrained ear sounds a lot like yiddisch -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Dec. 27, 2003, 10:21:24 PM EST
                                             Most German dialects do, because Jiddisch... - (CRConrad) - Dec. 28, 2003, 11:07:50 AM EST
                                     The varied tonalities of German - (jb4) - (1) - Dec. 29, 2003, 01:51:27 PM EST
                                         Now I have to wonder with what accent Dietrich Fischer - (Ashton) - Dec. 30, 2003, 03:09:59 AM EST
                 My history and geography is fine - (boxley) - Dec. 17, 2003, 10:59:09 AM EST

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