It should have been "ein Biszchen"? Well, at least it avoids me pronouncing it as "ein BiBchen". As a child i always thought the German word for street was StraBe, to be pronounced with a very hard B.
But the new spelling can't be as stupid and inconsistent as the last Dutch spelling reform.
Bertus, that would be logic, hm, as when being asked what 'ß' means the answer always is 'sz'. As a well-informed Dutch you might even know the term 'Reiter-s'. :) It does look strange, but 'biszchen', indeed, would be more logic an alternative, eh? As for the Whose spelling reform's is more stupid: My Dutch may be suboptimal, but I cannot imagine that your 'Kulturministerkonferenz' could come to think of such ... ah! I bet you don't even have a word like Kulturministerkonferenz. :)
This is wonderful. Such atmosphere. I wish I had some fog to photograph.
ReplyDeleteAlmost....but the fog lifted up.
ReplyDeleteI love the subtle reminiscence.:)
Missing Foggy Old England then, Ashley? :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Claude.
Were there not many other 'things' waiting to be done first, I'd like to read 'In the Fog', again.
Fast!
ReplyDeleteAlso 'beinahe'. Auf jeden Fall 'ein bißchen' (or, after the latest idiotic spelling reform: 'ein bisschen')? :)
ReplyDeleteI think I need a dictionary. :)
ReplyDeleteIt should have been "ein Biszchen"? Well, at least it avoids me pronouncing it as "ein BiBchen". As a child i always thought the German word for street was StraBe, to be pronounced with a very hard B.
ReplyDeleteBut the new spelling can't be as stupid and inconsistent as the last Dutch spelling reform.
Na, wenn Du meinst, Ashley. :)
ReplyDeleteBertus,
that would be logic, hm, as when being asked what 'ß' means the answer always is 'sz'.
As a well-informed Dutch you might even know the term 'Reiter-s'. :)
It does look strange, but 'biszchen', indeed, would be more logic an alternative, eh?
As for the Whose spelling reform's is more stupid: My Dutch may be suboptimal, but I cannot imagine that your 'Kulturministerkonferenz' could come to think of such ... ah! I bet you don't even have a word like Kulturministerkonferenz. :)
Cultuurministersconferentie?
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha ha ha ...
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