Hi, On Thursday, November 29, 2001, 6:41:49 PM, Peter Palmreuther wrote:
> Den verstehe ich nicht ... bin ich jetzt bl�d oder ist der so > anspruchsvoll??? [Expressing that he doesn't get Dierk's joke.] It's about the pronunciation of the word 'polish'. The verb (German 'polieren') and noun (German 'Politur') are pronounced in English differently (with a short 'o') than the adjective for something related to Poland (where 'Polish' is pronounced with a long 'o'). NB: when written down it is easier because the latter version is always capitalized. In Dierk's joke it was all caps which didn't help. Regards, Markus -- Don't anthropomorphize computers. They hate that. Using The Bat! 1.54/10 under Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381 Service Pack 6 -- _________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbbeta.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Beta: 1.54 beta/10 Wish List : http://wish.thebat.dutaint.com
