Timeline for German to English dictionary for reading "ancient" work of german mathematicians
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| Mar 26, 2017 at 2:38 | comment | added | К. Келлогг Смиф | @Wrzlprmft: You obviously didn't understand the questioner's topic, which is a need for a dictionary of German words in use during the 16th through 20th/21st centuries. The answer is for a type of dictionary called an "etymological" dictionary; they are neither commonly available, nor commonly needed except by language scholars. Their content extensively (as much as possible) describes the known and estimated sources, spellings, and usage of words in a given language. My answer will help you and others understand just what an etymological dictionary is: Ignorance reigns when Brevity rules. | |
| Mar 23, 2017 at 7:24 | comment | added | Wrzlprmft♦ | By the way: 1) Dropping the th in non-loanwards happened before the 1930s, but in course of the spelling reform of 1901. 2) Zooming beyond a page should be possible in any good e-book viewer. Using a physical magnifying glass on such a device is somewhat bizarre. | |
| Mar 23, 2017 at 7:20 | comment | added | Wrzlprmft♦ | The language is not the problem. The question is asking for a dictionary for a specific purpose. A good answer would say why the suggested dictionary is suited for that purpose (see, e.g., the other answer). By contrast, your answer is essentially a review of said dictionary, describing a lot of aspects that are not relevant within the scope of this question, such as the preface, spelling changes, the nature of philology, and so on. The only way it addresses the question is by being about a dictionary. | |
| Mar 23, 2017 at 3:08 | comment | added | К. Келлогг Смиф | @Wrzlprmft: I'm sorry. I'm not able to type briefly and quickly using only my thumbs. So my questions and answers (entered using an old-fashioned desktop computer with detached English-Russian keyboard and video terminal) tend to be longer, more thoughtful, and more intellectually composed. That being said, would you please state more succinctly -- and, please,much more specifically -- just what it is that you dislike so much about my answer that you feel such a need to punish me for it? Vieleicht muss ich auf Deutsch mein Antwort für ihnen geschrieben? Oder in Plattdeutsch oder Hollandish? | |
| Mar 23, 2017 at 2:44 | comment | added | К. Келлогг Смиф | @Wrzlprmft: Although I'm a 90+wpm typist, unfortunately I'm not able to type briefly and quickly using only my thumbs. So unlike today's 'moderns', my questions and answers (entered using an old-fashioned desktop computer with detached English-Russian keyboard and video terminal) tend to be longer, more thoughtful, and more intellectually composed and edited. | |
| Mar 21, 2017 at 12:44 | comment | added | Wrzlprmft♦ | Can you please edit your answers to narrow it down to what actually addresses the question? | |
| Mar 21, 2017 at 2:24 | history | answered | К. Келлогг Смиф | CC BY-SA 3.0 |