Eierlegende Wollmilchsau? https://as1.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/36/38/70/500_F_36387075_1AdkFSD4FdbLTV8r4JDEeOSo1vjJTVqL.jpg
Nails it pretty much, IMO, but somewhat hard to write for non-German speakers... [email protected] schrieb am Montag, 23. November 2020 um 22:15:53 UTC+1: > TT, as a translator I would have to ask: Are you sure? Does that make > sense in English? – Let me suggest adaptations instead of translations. > > -- "a-program-that-changes-itself" (in German, one word?) > ein selbst-anpassbares Programm (a program you can adapt yourself – as a > program it should not do anything that was not programmed into it) > > -- "a-self-filtering-webpage" (in German, one word?) > eine Webseite mit Inhalts-Filterfunktionen (it is content you might want > to filter instead of the page) > > -- "a-20-year-wiki" (in German, one word?) > ein Wiki mit Langzeit-Funktionsgarantie (20 years is a long time after all) > > See what I mean? > > Cheers, > Thomas > > TiddlyTweeter schrieb am Samstag, 14. November 2020 um 14:07:24 UTC+1: > >> Though I can't speak German I recognize its *superb ability to recombine >> words into new concepts*. >> >> Describing TiddlyWiki is not easy. Germans are common here and could >> likely provide neat one-word-concepts of ... >> >> -- "a-program-that-changes-itself" (in German, one word?) >> >> -- "a-self-filtering-webpage" (in German, one word?) >> >> -- "a-20-year-wiki" (in German, one word?) >> >> >> and others ... >> >> IMO it would be useful. >> >> I use a lot the French word "Bricolage" (DIY activity plus serendipity) >> to describe use of TW in practice. >> It is pretty accurate. >> But German linguistic precision would be interesting to see too. >> >> Best wishes >> TT >> >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/026c791d-62a6-4a50-8fa4-b8053163f7b7n%40googlegroups.com.
