LL-L "Language proficiency" 2004.05.23 (02) [E] [D]

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Onderwerp: "Language proficiency"
Van: d.denkers at home.nl


Moin Gustaaf,

Your link was most amusing to read, altough i have to admit that it
sometimes burnt my eyes ;-]

 "New Mexico is nog aangezien het oude westen, daarin eigenschappen is.
 Factureer het Jonge geitje was een legende, in New Mexico. Hij vocht in
 de oorlogen van het de provincievee van Lincoln, en werd definitief
 gedood door de Zolderkamer van het Klopje van de Sheriff op leeftijd
 21. Vele Movies zijn gemaakt over het incident.
 Billy het graf van Jonge geitjes bevindt zich achter het Oude Museum
 van Sumner van het Fort"

But why should we send a bill to a young goat?

I know that some things in the USA are different than in Europe... but
that cattle fight out wars.... never heard of it. But it would be highly
interesting to see that ;-]

This 'webpage' is one of the funniest i've read in the past few years :)


Regards,

Rick


> From: Gustaaf Van Moorsel <gvanmoor at aoc.nrao.edu>
> Subject: Administrativa
>
> Ron,
>
> I intend to test the altered state of your mind by posting another
> German/Dutch false friend which I have hesitated posting until now
> since it would probably not pass the normally high decency standards
> of this list :-).
>
> In the meantime, Dutch readers may be amused by the following Web
> site extolling the beauty of my home state.  For the German version,
> which is equally funny, replace du by ge in the URL.
>
> <http://www.visitusa.com/du/newmexico/>
>
> Wishing you a speedy recovery,
>
> Gustaaf


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Van: Críostóir Ó Ciardha <paada_please at yahoo.co.uk>
Onderwerp: "Language proficiency"


Ron wrote:
>"This reminds me of "State of Excitement," the somewhat corny byname of
>Western Australia, which in the German version of a promotional brochure
>I saw (in the days
>before online translators) translated as _Staat der Aufregung_ ..."

Coming from a country where number plates on cars are just that (instead
of being festooned with a motto and a logo as in Australia), I found some
of the number plate taglines in Australia amusing - my favourite being
"Victoria - the Place to Be" - in WA only seen on Victorian cars that had
fled the place!

Number plate mottos show some dreadful inelegance of language. I always
abhorred "Western Australia - the Golden State"as it made me think of a
Midas-like scenario in which all West Australians had been turned to gold.
Perhaps that's just my lack of imagination, though...

Go raibh maith agat


Criostóir.

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