View Poll Results: Favourite Wort?
Teeei 1 2.22%
Flussschifffahrt 3 6.67%
Staatsangehörigkeit 6 13.33%
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss 11 24.44%
Eisenfaust 6 13.33%
Weltverschwörung 3 6.67%
Jawohl 12 26.67%
Gute Fahrt! 3 6.67%
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Old December 28, 2003, 15:05   #1
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What's your favourite German word?
I go with 8 options because 24 would have people stop reading al and just choose one randomly.

By spelling or pronunciation, what's your favourite?
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Old December 28, 2003, 15:07   #2
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If you want to make yourself a cup of tea and have no proper equipment, your granny's Teeei will do.
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Old December 28, 2003, 15:08   #3
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"Reichsdeputationshauptschluss" has a nice ring to it.
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What's that word for taking pleasure in the misery of others?
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Old December 28, 2003, 15:10   #5
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(tea ball)
(river navigation)
(citizenship, nationality)
(imperial deputation's main act or something like this, 1803 thing)
(iron fist)
(worldwide conspiracy)
(yessir)
(good fart )
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Old December 28, 2003, 15:11   #6
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sadism oh you meant in german

I like this German word I made up myself "herr furhurwaffen"
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Old December 28, 2003, 15:12   #7
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stay on the ground, folks.
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Old December 28, 2003, 15:13   #8
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sadism = Sadismus, nothing special, I did get your empty porn-related remark though. you must be visiting some cheap sites, just today I had some nice visit at the gallery of Dagmar, 19
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Flussschifffahrt:

To much s and f to be pronountable for a Spanish Guy like me.
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It's not a single word really. More like a an order composed of three identical words .

SCHNELL, SCHNELL, SCHNELL!!!
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I forgot to add the obligatory Banane
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Quote:
Originally posted by Starchild
What's that word for taking pleasure in the misery of others?
'schadenfreude' is the word

would have been my choice if it was an option in the poll....
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sorry
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Old December 28, 2003, 15:47   #16
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there's too many
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Old December 28, 2003, 15:48   #17
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Schizer (sp?)-it actually sounds like what it is
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Chichester, say that Eastie
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Old December 28, 2003, 16:00   #19
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Kohlelichtbogenschweissen (das)



or the classic Sauerkraut
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Old December 28, 2003, 16:13   #20
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Hauptfeldwebel
Wasserpfeife
Berufungsinstanz
Blutwurst
Etikettenschwindel
Tätervolk

and last but not least:
Handy
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I always liked (and used):

ausgezeichnet!
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What's German for 'banana'?
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Banane, as said

oedo - etikettenschwindel?
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Old December 28, 2003, 16:51   #25
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of the choices, "Eisenfaust". always loved that.

but i really love the word "Panzer", for it's simplicity and awesome sound. also, i find the word "umwelt" (own world) quite an interesting one personally.

i love the german ability to combine words into one super word.
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Verzeihung

It's remarkable the amount of venom you can put into saying the word, considering it's meaning.

I'm fairly sure you could lob a wad at your target on the second syllable, with practice.
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My favourites from German lessons back at school are "Rauchgasentschwefelungsanstalt", "Vierschnittslähmung" and "Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz" (conveniently abbreviated as BAföG).

From those above, I picked "Reichsdeputationshauptschluss" - the longer a German word, the better!
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As any reader of 1970's boy's comics about WW2 will recognise.

"Aaarghh!"

Not to be confused with the Japanese "Aieeee!"
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