How many words do you know?

[George K]

@klaus said in How many words do you know?:

While you are at it, test your German vocabulary, too!
I got 46000.

Hardly an accomplishment. You guys make up words on the fly.

[Catseye3]

37,850.

WTH is a cofferdam?

Oh wait; that's what Mik said very loudly when his coffer spilled on his KB.

[George K]

@catseye3

[Catseye3]

Thanks, George! I've always wondered how they did that.

[Klaus]

@george-k said in How many words do you know?:

@klaus said in How many words do you know?:

While you are at it, test your German vocabulary, too!
I got 46000.

Hardly an accomplishment. You guys make up words on the fly.

Actually, no. We simply sometimes omit space characters were you'd use one.

[Copper]

I guess you could check every word, they don't seem to verify. Maybe they have some non-words on the list and you get a penalty if you check them.


[George K]

@klaus said in How many words do you know?:

Actually, no. We simply sometimes omit space characters were you'd use one

True.

Running words together to create new ones is so much more clear than separating them.

[Aqua Letifer]

@george-k said in How many words do you know?:

Running words together to create new ones

Kenning.

[George K]

@aqua-letifer said in How many words do you know?:

@george-k said in How many words do you know?:

Running words together to create new ones

Kenning.

Fucking literature guy.

[Jolly]

46,400

[Jolly]

German = 5500

[Catseye3]

@klaus said in How many words do you know?:

While you are at it, test your German vocabulary, too!

5.000, but I'm not sure I answered the qualifying questions correctly.

[Aqua Letifer]

I know the best ones.

[Klaus]

@jolly said in How many words do you know?:

German = 5500

Wow, how come?

[Klaus]

@aqua-letifer said in How many words do you know?:

@george-k said in How many words do you know?:

Running words together to create new ones

Kenning.

What is the recommended kerning for a kenning?

[Jolly]

@klaus said in How many words do you know?:

@jolly said in How many words do you know?:

German = 5500

Wow, how come?

1. I know a few. Very few.
2. A lot of English words and scientific terms have German roots.
3. I guess pretty well.

[Jolly]

Which brings up another point...I need to get off my butt and get busy...I have an intro German course set sitting on the shelf.

[Klaus]

@jolly said in How many words do you know?:

Which brings up another point...I need to get off my butt and get busy...I have an intro German course set sitting on the shelf.

Let me be your teacher! <insert evil laughter here>

[Aqua Letifer]

@klaus said in How many words do you know?:

@aqua-letifer said in How many words do you know?:

@george-k said in How many words do you know?:

Running words together to create new ones

Kenning.

What is the recommended kerning for a kenning?

Standard kerning per the font family you're working with.

[Jolly]

@klaus said in How many words do you know?:

@jolly said in How many words do you know?:

Which brings up another point...I need to get off my butt and get busy...I have an intro German course set sitting on the shelf.

Let me be your teacher! <insert evil laughter here>

Well, let's start with the curse words...