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Yes, but each of those German words is 37 syllables long! 
(a very, very long time ago I had three years of German language classes in high school)
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Gary Wheeler wrote: a very, very long time ago I had three years of German language classes
in high school
ja, ich auch, aber das ist nicht so gut
(ok, I 'survived' (*1) for a week in the wilds of Germany last year where not everyone spoke English)
(*1) didn't get locked up or lynched
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Ten years ago I was sent to Germany on short notice to help out at a trade show. I was amazed at how much of my German vocabulary came back.
Of course, my accent was atrocious... 
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yeah - accent  but I was there when the germans were playing off in the final of the world cup soccer, so they were very forgiving 
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Not long back from a week in Berlin and was also amazed at how much and how quickly my German came back. Apparently my accent wasn't so bad 
Most bizarre moment - managing to communicate with one chap in a mixture of Italian, French and German - he had very little German and even less English; I speak English, can just get by in German, have a little French, even less Italian.
Most embarrassing moment - staring blankly at someone totally unable to understand a word they were saying ... then realising they were speaking English (quite well too) ... erm ... my native language 
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But that is just a made up name made deliberately long for promotional purposes.
A Victorian ad man was paid to come up with that name.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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that's the point
that's right
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Taulie wrote: i don't need to build sentence with 10 words to explain something, in germany we say 3 words and all is clear.
In English you can use the four letters "RTFM" to communicate very clearly when it comes to IT issues.
Unfortunately some people find this offensive and at times it's more important to not hurt people's sensibilities than to communicate clearly.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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yes you are right.
but we use "RTFM" too. in IT everybody can speak english.
i mean, e.g.: the green is green
WTF
abouth what we talk here, about the weed or two times about the color.
There many many more samples, were english is not precise.
With combining some words to one you can give the context for the dialog, that is how we use the combination of words.
I only want to explain that sentences like my example doesn't exist in german.
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The American author Mark Twain had a slightly different perspective on the language...
Mark Twain: The Awful German Language[^]
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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i've never seen this article 
for sure, for an english speaking it's very difficult.
it's like if you compare german with chinese
and i am sure Mark Twain never seen such a language, because he was never in china or japan.
you got me?
i am sure Albert Einstein or Werner Braun has another opinion about this. And all the stolen scientists, after the second world war, too. I want to say Mark Twain can write good stories and thats it. i read some too, he was a very good writer.
but, at the end it doesn't matter wich language we speak. Important is that we can talk with hands ands feets
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Taulie wrote: but, at the end it doesn't matter wich language we speak.
Agreed. But debating the subject is harmless, and lots of fun.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Taulie wrote: for sure, for an english speaking it's very difficult.
Another paradox since English is a Germanic language first and foremost.
There is of course the story of the simultaneous translator (into English) at an EU conference with the long-winded German speaker at the podium. The English listeners were a little surprised to find that at one point the voice in their ears simply stopped and there ensued a silence which was stretching into minutes before an exasperated cry of 'The verb, man, what's the **** verb?'
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Quote: Parentheses in literature and dentistry are in bad taste.
Mark Twain always has the best one-liners.
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Some of the 10 seem rather redundant as their English equivalents have been doing the rounds for quite long enough not to have to dress them up as u-words; ear worm particularly!
I'm quite happy to stick at the one German word in my vocabulary which captures everything you need to know about life, the universe and everything; schadenfreude.
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before i read this i din't knew that in english no word for "Schadenfreude" exist
curious
am sure we have a lot of these and that is only the tip of the hill 
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that's a very good word everything indeed
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Ja, die deutsche Sprache ist manchmal recht kühl, vor allem im Winter.
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Just need help with a few of the details.
Firstly, does anyone have a good idea on how to get rid of six or seven billion people?
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Contact Mr Osama Bin Laden, c/o Pakistan.
If it's returned "Not known at this address", try again - he's just the shy, retiring sort...
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