http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolcat
Useful vocab:
lolspeak
cat macro
Im in ur noun, verb-ing ur related noun
subjects: i has dem
I has a noun
Invisible noun
[noun] haz a flavr
My noun, let me show you it/them
adjective] cat is [adjective]
Halp
Nom Nom Nom
I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?"
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Pronunciation of "cat"
Leo discussions:
pronounciation of cat like "cut"
Dt. Artikel für engl. Lehnwörter
Found a nice site which helps with this pronunciation recently:
BBC Learning English - æ
This part also usefully distinguishes between three similar sounds including æ:
BBC Learning English - Egg, Cat and Cup
pronounciation of cat like "cut"
Dt. Artikel für engl. Lehnwörter
Found a nice site which helps with this pronunciation recently:
BBC Learning English - æ
This part also usefully distinguishes between three similar sounds including æ:
BBC Learning English - Egg, Cat and Cup
Monday, 12 May 2008
Drugs statistics - young people
Taken from
The life of women and men in Europe
2008 edition
Proportion of young men and women aged 15-24 who smoke, 2004
Germany
women = about 44 %
men = about 50 %
UK
women = about 36 %
men = about 32 %
Use of cannabis among students aged 15-16, 2003
Proportion having used cannabis 40+ times
Germany
Girls = about 3 %
Boys = about 6 %
UK
Girls = about 6 %
Boys = about 13 %
The life of women and men in Europe
2008 edition
Proportion of young men and women aged 15-24 who smoke, 2004
Germany
women = about 44 %
men = about 50 %
UK
women = about 36 %
men = about 32 %
Use of cannabis among students aged 15-16, 2003
Proportion having used cannabis 40+ times
Germany
Girls = about 3 %
Boys = about 6 %
UK
Girls = about 6 %
Boys = about 13 %
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
respectively
When is it OK to translate "beziehungsweise" as "respectively"?
Collins e-Großwörterbuch suggests "respectively" for one meaning of "beziehungsweise":
b) (= im anderen Fall) and ... respectively; zwei Briefmarken, die 25 beziehungsweise 55 Cent kosten two stamps costing 25 and 55 cents respectively
corresponding to Duden's:
2. und im anderen Fall: ...erhielten die beiden Hauptangeklagten achtzehn b. neun Monate Gefängnis (Prodöhl, Tod 247).
Definition b) has another example where "respectively" is not suggested:
geben Sie in Ihrer Bestellung rot beziehungsweise blau als gewünschte Farbe an state your choice of colour (Brit) or color (US) in your order: red or blue)
Collins e-Großwörterbuch mentions two other meanings of "beziehungsweise":
a) (= oder aber) or
c) (= genauer gesagt) or rather, or that is to say
corresponding to Duden's:
1. oder; oder vielmehr, genauer gesagt
Let's look at Duden's 2: und im anderen Fall more closely. Can we always use "respectively" when translating this?
English dictionaries name two meanings of respectively:
In the order mentioned
Often listed as the only meaning of respectively, in smaller dictionaries:
re•spect•ive•ly in the same order as the people or things already mentioned: Julie and Mark, aged 17 and 19 respectively ©Oxford University Press, 2005.
re‧spec‧tive‧ly in the same order as the things you have just mentioned: The cups and saucers cost £5 and £3 respectively. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Fowler's Modern English Usage: "respectively is correctly used when the sense required is 'each separately or in turn, and in the order mentioned'".
AHD Singly in the order designated or mentioned: I'm referring to each of you respectively.
Singly, separately
(but not necessarily in the order mentioned)
Listed in larger dictionaries.
New SOED
respectively
2 Relatively to each of those in question individually; singly, separately; each individually or in turn, and in the order mentioned.
SCOTT FITZGERALD The crowd had split into two sections, following, respectively, the man on a stretcher and the girl.
N. MANDELA The last men to be sentenced..received twelve and seven years respectively.
respectively (adv.) means “separately and individually” or “in the order specified,” as in We reviewed each of the three programs respectively.
The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press.
Robert Schoenfeld believes you can only translate "beziehungsweise" as "in the order mentioned", but (he seems to be saying) not as "singly, separately". Is he right? The second lot of dictionary definitions above seem to suggest not, as does the e-Großwörterbuch translation at the top of this post.
The chemist's English By Robert Schoenfeld
"in German usage beziehungsweise applies to a situation where a certain number of entities will vary in properties or behaviour, but this variation is nonrandom. It is not necessary (but it is permissible), in German, to list these entities one by one.
In this lies the key difference to respectively. This word means exclusively "in the order named". In other words, it is obligatory to name the members of the set of entities one by one (E1, E2, etc.) and then match them, in the same order, to the properties P1, P2, etc. An example is provided by the following sentence:
The percentages of iron, manganese, nickel, and zinc were, respectively, 30, 26, 24, and 20."
Modern (post-1990) book examples by native speakers of English where "respectively" does not mean "in the order mentioned"
--> Got up to p16, still not found one
Still working on this!
Collins e-Großwörterbuch suggests "respectively" for one meaning of "beziehungsweise":
b) (= im anderen Fall) and ... respectively; zwei Briefmarken, die 25 beziehungsweise 55 Cent kosten two stamps costing 25 and 55 cents respectively
corresponding to Duden's:
2. und im anderen Fall: ...erhielten die beiden Hauptangeklagten achtzehn b. neun Monate Gefängnis (Prodöhl, Tod 247).
Definition b) has another example where "respectively" is not suggested:
geben Sie in Ihrer Bestellung rot beziehungsweise blau als gewünschte Farbe an state your choice of colour (Brit) or color (US) in your order: red or blue)
Collins e-Großwörterbuch mentions two other meanings of "beziehungsweise":
a) (= oder aber) or
c) (= genauer gesagt) or rather, or that is to say
corresponding to Duden's:
1. oder; oder vielmehr, genauer gesagt
Let's look at Duden's 2: und im anderen Fall more closely. Can we always use "respectively" when translating this?
English dictionaries name two meanings of respectively:
In the order mentioned
Often listed as the only meaning of respectively, in smaller dictionaries:
re•spect•ive•ly in the same order as the people or things already mentioned: Julie and Mark, aged 17 and 19 respectively ©Oxford University Press, 2005.
re‧spec‧tive‧ly in the same order as the things you have just mentioned: The cups and saucers cost £5 and £3 respectively. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Fowler's Modern English Usage: "respectively is correctly used when the sense required is 'each separately or in turn, and in the order mentioned'".
AHD Singly in the order designated or mentioned: I'm referring to each of you respectively.
Singly, separately
(but not necessarily in the order mentioned)
Listed in larger dictionaries.
New SOED
respectively
2 Relatively to each of those in question individually; singly, separately; each individually or in turn, and in the order mentioned.
SCOTT FITZGERALD The crowd had split into two sections, following, respectively, the man on a stretcher and the girl.
N. MANDELA The last men to be sentenced..received twelve and seven years respectively.
respectively (adv.) means “separately and individually” or “in the order specified,” as in We reviewed each of the three programs respectively.
The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press.
Robert Schoenfeld believes you can only translate "beziehungsweise" as "in the order mentioned", but (he seems to be saying) not as "singly, separately". Is he right? The second lot of dictionary definitions above seem to suggest not, as does the e-Großwörterbuch translation at the top of this post.
The chemist's English By Robert Schoenfeld
"in German usage beziehungsweise applies to a situation where a certain number of entities will vary in properties or behaviour, but this variation is nonrandom. It is not necessary (but it is permissible), in German, to list these entities one by one.
In this lies the key difference to respectively. This word means exclusively "in the order named". In other words, it is obligatory to name the members of the set of entities one by one (E1, E2, etc.) and then match them, in the same order, to the properties P1, P2, etc. An example is provided by the following sentence:
The percentages of iron, manganese, nickel, and zinc were, respectively, 30, 26, 24, and 20."
Modern (post-1990) book examples by native speakers of English where "respectively" does not mean "in the order mentioned"
--> Got up to p16, still not found one
Still working on this!
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Flutgraben, floodway
floodway an artificial passage to direct floodwater away from an endangered area, eg an overflowing dam, a town, etc.
a channel for diverting floodwaters
A channel for an overflow of water caused by flooding
Flutgraben Die Nähe zur Elbe, insbesondere zum Überflutungsbereich des alten Elbarmes, des heutigen Niedersedlitzer Flutgraben, bestimmt die Entwicklung des Ortes
Flut-graben ... der Hauptbewässerungsgraben der Wiese; Rinne im Felde, in der Niederung einer Feldflur, durch den das Regenwasser abfliesst ... Gr., der das Wasser eines Baches ableitet
Thursday, 10 January 2008
Impressum
On websites
Leo: Impressum einer Website
Wikipedia: Impressumspflicht
Leo: Impressum einer Website
Wikipedia: Impressumspflicht
In the UK, as there is no legal obligation for websites to include an "Impressum", information such as the VAT number, registration details, etc. is actually often on the Contact Us page - so if a site has no other contact page, and the Impressum contains only a little legal information and the address, then Contact Us fits.
Examples of UK sites where the Contact Us page includes VAT no. etc:
- The Body Shop
- The Daily Mail
- Computer Weekly
Sometimes this information is on the Terms and Conditions page, but obviously this only works if the Impressum includes terms and conditions:
- Citipost
- Verko
If there is a separate contact page, and "Terms and Conditions" doesn't work, my favourites are:
Legal / Legal notice
This often includes the VAT no. etc (although it usually includes more legal information), e.g.
- Pearson Education
- Worcester Rugby Club
- The Law Society (lengthier)
Trading details
- Hunts Office Furniture
- GB Airways
- M.D.Guy & Son
The Fine Print
Informal version of "Legal"; also usually contains terms and conditions
- Body Active Clinics
I don't agree with the translation "Imprint", although it is used by many German companies in Britain, e.g. Bosch, Siemens, the German National Tourist Board, Bayer, etc. Finding "Imprint" on a UK company website is a sure sign that it has a German background. The first 50 Google hits for "Imprint", site:co.uk, include 11 Impressum-type pages from German companies, none from English companies, and lots and lots of hits related to book publishing, which is what imprints are all about - see Wikipedia: Imprint.
Examples from UK sites:
- Pearson Education
- Bossiney Books
See also:
Monday, 7 January 2008
Britons richer than Germans
In 2008 UK GDP per capita (£23,500) will be higher than in Germany (£21,665), according to Analyst Oxford Economics. BBC
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