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This might have been answered before, so sorry if i'm asking a repeat.
I recently read that there are varying dialects of German based on what part of the country you're in (Low German in the North, High German in the south, etc).
Which dialect are you closest to?
I recently read that there are varying dialects of German based on what part of the country you're in (Low German in the North, High German in the south, etc).
Which dialect are you closest to?
It's a bit more complicated than that: you also have Standard German, which started out basically as a lingua franca of the German dialects and is used for written German and has a similar role as Received Pronounciation has in English. Depending on your age and region, you usually grow up speaking Standard German instead of any particular regional dialect.
This is even more so the case in northern Germany where I grew up. The local Low German dialect is in fact in danger of dying out (my parents still speak it - in fact my mother did not speak any Standard German until elementary school - but I can only understand it). For most of these people, their Standard German is still accented depending on their local dialect. However, since Standard German pronounciation is based on the Hannoverian dialect which is influential where I'm from, I basically speak "perfect" Standard German.*
* except that often /pf/ becomes /f/ and /ug/ becomes /ux/ at the end of the word.
This is even more so the case in northern Germany where I grew up. The local Low German dialect is in fact in danger of dying out (my parents still speak it - in fact my mother did not speak any Standard German until elementary school - but I can only understand it). For most of these people, their Standard German is still accented depending on their local dialect. However, since Standard German pronounciation is based on the Hannoverian dialect which is influential where I'm from, I basically speak "perfect" Standard German.*
* except that often /pf/ becomes /f/ and /ug/ becomes /ux/ at the end of the word.
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If you could dictate a government, how would you structure it? You could keep yourself as supreme ruler or just found it. You can hypothetically make any condition, too.
Three-years-ago me would maybe be motivated to write a lengthy essay about that. Current me can only be bothered to say "meh".
I think I've become averse to the idea that there is some ideal way of how things should work that is supposed to be brought about in some revolutionary fashion. Political institutions are the product of a gradual social process, and even though I almost constantly find myself frustrated at the speed of it I think that is for the better.
I think I've become averse to the idea that there is some ideal way of how things should work that is supposed to be brought about in some revolutionary fashion. Political institutions are the product of a gradual social process, and even though I almost constantly find myself frustrated at the speed of it I think that is for the better.
Sinsyne
Up is down,black is white
Let's go at it from another angle: if your country could be ruled by a fictional person, who would it be?
I've always been fond of Havelock Vetinari in that regard. A benevolent and competent dictator is one of the best forms of government one can think of. Trouble is just guaranteeing these two attributes on someone you'll have trouble removing once in power ^^
I've always been fond of Havelock Vetinari in that regard. A benevolent and competent dictator is one of the best forms of government one can think of. Trouble is just guaranteeing these two attributes on someone you'll have trouble removing once in power ^^
ozqar
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So, Leo, what GoT character is ruling France now?
Sinsyne
Up is down,black is white
And the guy she threw in with to seize power - Renly and Westerwelle respectively - are both gay.
Is this an April Fool's Joke?
The German Language will be Simplified in 2016
If not, I might give another shot at learning German then after das der die is gone for good hahhaha
The German Language will be Simplified in 2016
If not, I might give another shot at learning German then after das der die is gone for good hahhaha
Imperator Knoedel
Simperator Knoedel
I'm reasonably sure that's an April Fool's joke.
Imperator Knoedel
Simperator Knoedel
Huh, I didnt even read to the end.
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