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Jan 14 |
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Verwendet man Abkürzungen in (technischen) Texten? Nun, in der Frage ging es ja eher um Abkürzungen wie z. B. oder bzw. Die gehören m. E. nach nicht in ein Glossar. Dann lieber ausschreiben. Für technische Begriffe halte ich ein Glossar und evtl. Ausschreiben bei erster Benutzung aber für angemessen. |
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Jan 13 |
answered | Richtige Verwendung von “offenbar” |
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Jan 11 |
awarded | Citizen Patrol |
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Jan 11 |
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Gibt es Steigerungsformen für falsch und richtig? Zu schwangerer hat der Zwiebelfisch auch etwas zu sagen. |
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Jan 10 |
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How do I answer a phone call? I used to do that too. However I don't think you have to be particularly polite when answering a phone anymore. Someone else wants something from me (the least of which is my time). It also creates a lot of confusion when e.g. you still live with your parents and get confused with your father/mother all the time. All this only applies when I don't know/see the caller ID. |
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Jan 10 |
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Translation of IT term “code folding” Just as a starter: I usually check what other programs do. A quick example would be Geany which uses Quelltext-Ausblendung. (I agree with the others that you shouldn't translate it though.) |
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Jan 10 |
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What English IT Phrases/Words Should Not be Translated into German? Edward, maybe you could accept some more answers. I don't mean you should rush out and accept everything just to get a good accept rate. But—in my opinion—you ask a lot of good questions and many receive good answers as well. |
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Jan 9 |
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Using “nen” instead of “einen” @fzwo: That's a bad example because it is an expression in itself. I heard the wrong nen more often than I want to remember... |
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Jan 9 |
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Using “nen” instead of “einen” If you really want to sound like a native, you shouldn't restrict your usage of nen to einen but also einer and eine. In my experience especially in chats but sometimes in sloppy speech it is used like that. Personally I despise this usage and it absolutely drives me nuts. |
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Jan 8 |
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Was bedeutet “Puff” in Schweizer Deutsch? Woher kommt Deine Skepsis? Ich kenne die Abstammung des vulgären Puffs nämlich nur so. |
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Jan 5 |
answered | How to find pen pals? |
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Jan 3 |
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Does using the pronouns “sie” and “er” when refering to objects sound odd to native German speakers? I have to disagree (which highlights the subjectivity of this question). I think in this case it does sound slightly odd; especially compared to "schauen Sie sich die Datei an". However in the general case using such a pronoun for a thing is not odd to me ("Ich habe sie [die Datei] schon gesehen.") |
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Dec 29 |
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Is the verb “türken” offensive? gefaked? Brrr. Dann doch lieber gefälscht oder unecht. |
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Dec 22 |
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What's the meaning of “Deine Mudda”? Great source for 'yo mama' jokes. Much appreciated! |
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Dec 21 |
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An idiomatic German translation of the Bible Never heard of The Message. Very interesting question. |
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Dec 1 |
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Is “ich biere gern” a correct sentence to use instead of “ich trinke Bier gern”? Well, it's true that the term being declared as a neologism may suggest it's already widely used. It might even be the case. I have to concur with nd01 in that I never heard of it though. However most natives—albeit being puzzled—may guess what it means and I can imagine this being some sort of trend word in certain societies. |
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Dec 1 |
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Is “ich biere gern” a correct sentence to use instead of “ich trinke Bier gern”? Currently it's incorrect but it seems the text/seminar is about creating (designing) new elements in a language. The phrase is even declared as a neologism. |
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Nov 29 |
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What is the difference between “scheinbar” and “anscheinend”? Yes, but I think John's answer captures the spirit nicely so I decided to just comment. |
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Nov 29 |
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What is the difference between “scheinbar” and “anscheinend”? An entry in the Zwiebelfisch-ABC explains the difference. Sick also devoted an article of his column to it. |
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Nov 29 |
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What is the difference between “scheinbar” and “anscheinend”? I agree with @JohnSmithers. Just because everybody uses a word or phrase doesn't make it correct. If that were the case, our language would degenerate to a mess of unstructured utterances in the shortest amount of time. |
