Hey, Klaus! A "German" question
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wrote on 9 Jul 2020, 21:39 last edited by George K 7 Sept 2020, 21:40
I'm watching "Das Boot."
It's wonderful by the way, totally faithful to the original movie, though with different characters and plot lines.
But I digress....
One of the U-Boats has the designation "U-822."
The sailors pronounce it as
"U - Acht Zwo Zwo" as opposed to "U - Acht Zwei Zwei."
Why is that?
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wrote on 9 Jul 2020, 22:20 last edited by
It's a common vernacular variant of "zwei". I think it's purpose is to make it more distinct from "drei", which can easily be confused with "zwei" if the pronunciation is a little sloppy.
You mean you watch the original movie? Or the new series? I saw that season 2 is out, but sadly I have no access to it.
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It's a common vernacular variant of "zwei". I think it's purpose is to make it more distinct from "drei", which can easily be confused with "zwei" if the pronunciation is a little sloppy.
You mean you watch the original movie? Or the new series? I saw that season 2 is out, but sadly I have no access to it.
wrote on 9 Jul 2020, 22:23 last edited by@Klaus said in Hey, Klaus! A "German" question:
It's a common vernacular variant of "zwei". I think it's purpose is to make it more distinct from "drei", which can easily be confused with "zwei" if the pronunciation is a little sloppy.
You mean you watch the original movie? Or the new series? I saw that season 2 is out, but sadly I have no access to it.
Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense.
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wrote on 9 Jul 2020, 22:41 last edited by
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wrote on 9 Jul 2020, 23:34 last edited by
Tangentally related to how I passed German in high school. I could make der, die and das all sound identical if mumbled quickly.
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Tangentally related to how I passed German in high school. I could make der, die and das all sound identical if mumbled quickly.
wrote on 9 Jul 2020, 23:42 last edited by@kluurs said in Hey, Klaus! A "German" question:
Tangentally related to how I passed German in high school. I could make der, die and das all sound identical if mumbled quickly.