Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 15:49:33 -0500 From: Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Cert Message-ID: <392c242d-6cd0-d065-5dc5-b3c4d714e9ea@kicp.uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: <20200528210136.b1e8d772.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <CY4PR19MB165585A7D4670DC49DB5523AF9B10@CY4PR19MB1655.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <CY4PR19MB1655BFB2BEDA186543C3871FF9B10@CY4PR19MB1655.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <CAGBxaXk-yTvN1mCXwSQtjVv4DAkjfMiQP%2BZGfLqExRa7Op6TOw@mail.gmail.com> <CY4PR19MB1655146321E7517E6FC5E7A0F9B10@CY4PR19MB1655.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <20200527203627.2c9faae5@archlinux> <21722039-a01f-37d3-e035-6be2950485e2@kicp.uchicago.edu> <CAGBxaXm=XtgSvmsgtnqdRZkvOnf_XRo_hV5RCKNy4ApeCtgXMw@mail.gmail.com> <20200528022232.662100a3@archlinux> <0e7aa839-eecf-37f7-4498-4ecc73f44689@kicp.uchicago.edu> <20200528164705.278f3983.freebsd@edvax.de> <20200528162637.73917881c2c395f80a5384fc@sohara.org> <CAGBxaX=oFoSmhQSDZe=DEMpwBcWUeMe7k7yQu%2BxAQje0TDkShA@mail.gmail.com> <20200528170047.d55ed6402f71c9b2558c78bc@sohara.org> <20200528193512.7fcf9192@archlinux> <CAGBxaXkot9McMpVNEmgZgTeowvLstBO1GioZPjXmLXaommUgyw@mail.gmail.com> <20200528210136.b1e8d772.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 5/28/20 2:01 PM, Polytropon wrote: <snip> > Consider: der Computer = der Rechner, but the calculator != > the computer. And for compound nouns: It just doesn't work to > dissect them, translate piece by piece, put them together again > and expect something understandable; for this specific reason > there's Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänsmützenhaltenagel- > einschlagwerkzeugverkaufsstellenleiterbefähigungsausweisinhaber, Oh, this is the good one! Doesn't compare with the longest word I remember from my high school Deutsch class: Monatsduchschnittstemperatur Yours really has another dimension! > or just use Java. ;-) > Oh, well, whereas long composed German words didn't bother me (and still do not), Java programs... well, I better keep this for myself. Another thing about German Language is that you really need to discipline yourself into listening till the very last word of the sentence... because that word may be the one that negates the whole statement. This probably promotes higher culture of communication, as instead of starting to say anything across another person to contradict, you may better wait, as he, it may appear at the end, makes the same point as you would ;-) Valeri <snip> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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