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08-29-2009, 10:44 PM #1Retired Developer
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Basic German for Shavers, Part 1
Hello, and welcome to Robin's Basic German for Shavers.
Let us begin with a few simple words:
- Bergischer Löwe
- Honemeister
- Streichriemen
There will be more, so stay tuned.
Bye for now,
Robin
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08-30-2009, 11:01 PM #2Retired Developer
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As an afterthought: Henckels.
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08-30-2009, 11:12 PM #3Beard growth challenged
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Solingen (pronounce So-lin-gen! Without a dsch
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Rostfrei (pronounce Rost-fry)
Hohlschliff (just pronounce)
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08-30-2009, 11:46 PM #4
I thought it was ZO-lin-gen...interesting!
Originally Posted by 0livia
Solingen (pronounce So-lin-gen! Without a dsch)
Rostfrei (pronounce Rost-fry)
Hohlschliff (just pronounce)
And how about Ansatzhohlspiegel? I LOOOOOVE compound word sin German.
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So do we. "We" just don't take kindly to our mother tongue being abused. Originally Posted by JimR
שָׁלוֹם and تصبح على الخير
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12-09-2009, 09:25 PM #6what Dad calls me
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Are you sure it isn't Bergicsher Lowe?
It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain
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12-09-2009, 09:34 PM #7Retired Developer
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Absolutely. The Bergicsher Lowe is a totally different razor. Cheap Pakistani copy. Looks like a Bergischer Löwe, but shaves like a Chronik.
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12-09-2009, 10:04 PM #8Straight Shaver Apprentice
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Thank you for doing this guys. I may not be German, but my family sure is and I have been studying it for 7 years (including 3 as part of my major in college) and I absolutely hate the way German words get butchered on a regular basis. In fact, I just took my German final for the semester...
For those who don't know German, enjoy what I believe to be the most helpful thing ever:
ie: just pronounce the e
ei: just pronounce the i
90% of the time people butcher that due to the stupid way we use the two in English.
Oh, and z sounds like ts
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12-09-2009, 10:38 PM #9Member
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More vocabulary:
der Schleifstein (hone)
schleifen (to hone)
der Abziehriemen (strop)
der Hängeriemen (hanging strop)
abledern (to strop)
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12-09-2009, 10:43 PM #10what Dad calls me
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A guide to pronunciation would help me considerably. Thank you Originally Posted by chip
It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain
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