Re: German [was Re: Trademarks]

On Saturday, December 8, 2001, at 08:43 , Thomas R. Wier wrote:

> Quoting Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>:
> [YHL]
>>> Dammit, my tongue isn't that flexible...the vowels aren't
>>> too hard to pick up, but the consonants...that and the fact
>>> that while I love speaking German, it gives me a sore throat
>>> very rapidly.
>>
>> Sore throat from speaking German? From what?
>
> No kidding.  German has a bad rap because of certain political
> difficulties caused by its leaders during the first half of
> the 20th century.  Really, if you know how to pronounce it, it
> doesn't sound raspy at all.
>
Aiee!  That was my comment, and I would like to clarify that I don't find
that *German* sounds raspy; I really love the sound of the language.  But
because of *my* inability to pronounce a damn thing right, *I* get a sore
throat from the occurrence of [x].  I get a sore throat from speaking
*English* for more than 15 minutes.  Which makes my *voice* raspy, but
doesn't have to do with the inherent sound of the language other than my
difficulty pronouncing it.

YHL, feeling like an idiot now that she's the only one who can't speak
German without getting a sore throat

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