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Adapting a Quote in Old English Style
I'd like to give someone a gift (who speaks German, and is also a fountain pen user) and include a quote from S.B.R.E. Brown (podcast here) written down with my own calligraphy. The problem is that ...
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“Personen” or “Menschen”
While reading some recent newspaper stories as well as book jacket introductions, I noticed that when describing the characters of the story the writers were often using "Personen" and "Menschen" ...
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Continuing situations in German
In English I'm often using the word still to emphasize I'm in a continuing situation.
For example
I still haven't done my Christmas shopping.
It is still raining here.
I hope the film will ...
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Beugt man jemand oder niemand mit Endung?
Diese Wörter und ihre Varianten findet man ja in vielen Büchern endungslos gebeugt, zum Beispiel:
Ich habe jemand gesehen. Ist das niemand aufgefallen?
Dies ist absolut korrekt, klingt für mich ...
