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flybywire wrote:
For those of you who can't read German: It's an ad for an exhibition of war booty, to take place in February of 1917 at the Zoo (of whichever city this poster appeared in, I presume). And, by the way: The German word for lightning is Blitz, not "Blitzen". Why do so many Englisch speakers insist on attaching the "en"? "Blitz" as used in this context is a noun, not a verb. |
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On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:57:24 +0100, Michael Huber wrote
(in message ): And, by the way: The German word for lightning is Blitz, not "Blitzen". Why do so many Englisch speakers insist on attaching the "en"? "Blitz" as used in this context is a noun, not a verb. It's probably the fault of Santa Claus. Two of his reindeer are named Donner and Blitzen. -- |
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Netko wrote:
On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:57:24 +0100, Michael Huber wrote (in message ): And, by the way: The German word for lightning is Blitz, not "Blitzen". Why do so many Englisch speakers insist on attaching the "en"? "Blitz" as used in this context is a noun, not a verb. It's probably the fault of Santa Claus. Two of his reindeer are named Donner and Blitzen. ....or the war comics where it is compulsory for the German troops to say "Ach, Donner und Blitzen" whenever they are attacked by the "Tommies". -- Moving things in still pictures! |
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"®i©ardo" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Netko wrote: On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:57:24 +0100, Michael Huber wrote (in message ): And, by the way: The German word for lightning is Blitz, not "Blitzen". Why do so many Englisch speakers insist on attaching the "en"? "Blitz" as used in this context is a noun, not a verb. It's probably the fault of Santa Claus. Two of his reindeer are named Donner and Blitzen. ...or the war comics where it is compulsory for the German troops to say "Ach, Donner und Blitzen" whenever they are attacked by the "Tommies". I always thought Flash/Thunder was the US watchword during D-Day... PS: As long as the "ach" is pronounced the Scottish way and does not resemble "ack", that's fine by me |
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Netko wrote:
On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:57:24 +0100, Michael Huber wrote (in message ): And, by the way: The German word for lightning is Blitz, not "Blitzen". Why do so many Englisch speakers insist on attaching the "en"? "Blitz" as used in this context is a noun, not a verb. It's probably the fault of Santa Claus. Two of his reindeer are named Donner and Blitzen. Actually if you do the research you'll find it is donder not donner in the poem. |
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"Jim Breckenridge" schreef in bericht news:atTvk.145832$nD.100899@pd7urf1no... Netko wrote: On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:57:24 +0100, Michael Huber wrote (in message ): And, by the way: The German word for lightning is Blitz, not "Blitzen". Why do so many Englisch speakers insist on attaching the "en"? "Blitz" as used in this context is a noun, not a verb. It's probably the fault of Santa Claus. Two of his reindeer are named Donner and Blitzen. Actually if you do the research you'll find it is donder not donner in the poem. "Donder" is the Dutch word for thunder, "Donner" the German word. And the reindeer the Americans know today as Santa's reindeer, aren't they also creation of the vivid imagination of someone at Coca-Cola's marketing department? Just like the Santa image that is so popular since the '30s? |
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On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 16:50:30 +0100, Jim Breckenridge wrote
(in message atTvk.145832$nD.100899@pd7urf1no): Two of his reindeer are named Donner and Blitzen. Actually if you do the research you'll find it is donder not donner in the poem. Having now done the research (or at least a Google search which is surely what passes for research in this day and age), I find that the names have in fact varied, from Dunder and Bliksem through Donder and Blitzen to Donner and Blitzen I also discovered that there is another reindeer who is not mentioned in the poem but appears in a familiar song - Olive, the other reindeer. On-topic, because the sleigh is an animal-powered flying machine. -- |
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"Richard" wrote in message
el.net... "Jim Breckenridge" schreef in bericht news:atTvk.145832$nD.100899@pd7urf1no... ... Actually if you do the research you'll find it is donder not donner in the poem. "Donder" is the Dutch word for thunder, "Donner" the German word. And the reindeer the Americans know today as Santa's reindeer, aren't they also creation of the vivid imagination of someone at Coca-Cola's marketing department? Clement Clarke Moore's famous poem, which he named "A Visit From St. Nicholas," was published for the first time on December 23, 1823 by a New York newspaper, the Sentinel -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate. |
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"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk @See My Sig.com schrieb im
Newsbeitrag ... "Richard" wrote in message .... "Donder" is the Dutch word for thunder, "Donner" the German word. And the reindeer the Americans know today as Santa's reindeer, aren't they also creation of the vivid imagination of someone at Coca-Cola's marketing department? ..... Snip... right and some history behind for those who are interested.... both words are coming from the german god Donar or Thor who was supposed to make the lightnings with his hammer. That is where Thursday (was Thor'sday) and in german Donnerstag is coming from. Anyway, just for info... -- Gruß Guybrush |
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