Obama Creates A New Language
Obama Creates A New Language
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#1Obama Creates A New Language
Posted: 4/7/09 at 12:59pm
"It was also interesting to see that political interaction in Europe is not that different from the United States Senate. There's a lot of -- I don't know what the term is in Austrian -- wheeling and dealing -- and, you know, people are pursuing their interests, and everybody has their own particular issues and their own particular politics."
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#2re: Obama Creates A New Language
Posted: 4/7/09 at 1:01pm
What?? Regardless if what you are getting at actually has a point, you really WANT to criticize Obama when YOUR dude ran around saying nucular and inventing new conjugations of verbs and nouns?
Gimme a break.
#2re: Obama Creates A New Language
Posted: 4/7/09 at 1:06pm
I've read this three times, and I still don't understand what is so "funny" about Obama saying what he said.
Am I missing something?
"You see, I told you so! There's lots of things I know. 'Ponine, she knows her way around."
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#3re: Obama Creates A New Language
Posted: 4/7/09 at 1:07pm
But...but...but..Bush.
It's 2009, there's change in the White House.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#4re: Obama Creates A New Language
Posted: 4/7/09 at 1:09pm
"Am I missing something?"
People from Austria speak German. There is no Austrian.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#5re: Obama Creates A New Language
Posted: 4/7/09 at 1:20pm
Oh. my. god.
in the words of jrb actor, give me a [f-ing] break.
"You see, I told you so! There's lots of things I know. 'Ponine, she knows her way around."
#7re: Obama Creates A New Language
Posted: 4/7/09 at 1:23pm
Wiki recognizes Austrian German:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_German
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JustAGuy
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/03
#8re: Obama Creates A New Language
Posted: 4/7/09 at 1:24pm
There are many dialects spoken in Austria, Goth. Not just GERMAN so you're wrong that "People from Austria speak German." As a matter of fact there is a dialect known as Austrian-German, along with Alemannic, and Austro-Bavarian.
Nice try...maybe next time doing a little research would be helpful.
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#9barry making up languages now not just states
Posted: 4/7/09 at 2:20pm
could we see some examples from ther language known specifically as austrian?
and are you people kidding me? if bush did this, there would be three threads about it; each one more condescending than the last.
for the single most astounding and awe-inspiring human being ever to draw breath, i have to say it's been a rather lackluster start. if it were anyone other than barry, the papers might be talking about the repeated gaffes and the new expansion of dictatorial powers.
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#10barry making up languages now not just states
Posted: 4/7/09 at 2:28pm
"could we see some examples from ther language known specifically as austrian?"
They have a dictionary:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_dictionary
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#11barry making up languages now not just states
Posted: 4/7/09 at 2:39pmWhere's that crybaby picture...
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#12barry making up languages now not just states
Posted: 4/7/09 at 3:11pm
Nobody got upset when John McCain addressed the NAACP and said he didn't know how to say it in "n****r."
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Updated On: 4/7/09 at 03:11 PM
#13barry making up languages now not just states
Posted: 4/7/09 at 4:02pm
Learn some thing every day.
When I came to the USA for the first time, I met a girl on a Greyhound bus. We started talking. Within a few minutes I knew she was from New York and travelling to San Francisco to meet her friends. We spent many hours together and got to know each other quite well. I remember that one of her questions made me laugh out loud: "Your accent sounds German. Are you from Germany?"
My answer puzzled her: "No, I am from Austria. But my accent naturally sounds like German because in Austria and Germany people speak the same language!" At first she didn't understand. She asked: "But isn't that the same? Germany and Austria?" I said "no" and explained to her: Austria is south of Germany, but not a part of it. There are, of course, things we have got in common with Germany, but these are probably fewer than one might think. Firstly, there is the border between Germany and Austria because Austria is one of Germany's neighbor states. Moreover, Austria's and Germany's history is closely linked; both countries look back on fateful events such as Wold War II. Before this war started, Austria was annexed by Germany. But since 1955, when our politicians signed a treaty, the "Staatsvertrag", Austria has been an independent state again. Today every German and Austrian knows and stresses that Germany and Austria are two different nations.That is why there will always be some disputes, for instance, when discussing whether Johann Wolfgang Goethe was German or Austrian, Beethoven was born here or there, Schuhmann was from Vienna or not. Clichés exist or are, at least, propagated to distinguish Austrians and Germans. Germans are said to be correct, tidy, fast-speaking people, traveling around the world with sun-burnt faces, big cameras around their neck, drinking a lot of bear and eating sausages. Austrians, on the other hand, are considered slow, and described as placing great importance in coziness, eating fat food like 'Schnitzel', drinking Austrian wine, riding on white horses called Lipizzaners and singing beautifully like the famous Viennese boy choir, the 'Saengerknaben'.
Clichés or not, Austrians value their specifically Austrian culture highly and stress their own achievements. We are proud of our history, the magnificent buildings built when Austria was still a monarchy, the world-famous musicians, our traditions and customs.And we are proud of our language. Yes, you are right, it is the same language like in Germany; but just as there are differences between British English and American, there are also differences between Austrian and German German. Not only the pronuncation of the words, the melody, pitch and stress as well as the speed of talking differ, there is also very different vocabulary in use. You probably would not believe it, but there really are dictionaries available for "Austrian" and you can buy Austrian-German dictionaries.
One of the words you'd find in those dictionaries is "Servus", which means "good bye" in Austria; in Germany, by contrast, you'd say "Tschuess". And saying "servus" I got off the bus at the next stop.
And we are proud of our language
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#14barry making up languages now not just states
Posted: 4/7/09 at 4:06pmDon't try to confuse anyone with the facts!!
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#15barry making up languages now not just states
Posted: 4/7/09 at 4:11pm
Posters here create new languages every day.
There. That wasn't about but but but bush.
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Updated On: 4/7/09 at 04:11 PM
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#16barry making up languages now not just states
Posted: 4/7/09 at 5:53pm
All of these pointless threads about nothing.
Really, Goth?
I used to enjoy the intelligent conversations on this board.
Now, after having an idiot in the White House who couldn't speak proper English for his 8 year tearm, we have to listen to his supporters complain about EVERY word Obama says?
Really.
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KingKong
Broadway Star Joined: 2/28/09
#17barry making up languages now not just states
Posted: 4/7/09 at 7:44pmProper english? He couldn't speak bad English, Diva.
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