Is German a fake language?
Original question: Is German a fake language?This depends on your definition of fake. Fake can mean certain things:[1]not real, false, fraudulentnot genuineHow can a language spoken by more than 100 million of speakers be fake?! Surely this question might be asked by a troll! That’s what I read in many other answers.Well I try to assume good faith. I think the OP meant that its rules are artificial and that nobody speaks it that way in everyday’s speech.There is some truth in this. Many German speakers do not employ all the rules of the declination or the agreements between articles, adjectives, and nouns. Many do not even conjugate verbs when they speak German![2]This does not mean German is fake, this only means that these German speakers speak substandard German. There are enough other people who adhere to all or at least most of the grammatical rules of the German language.On the other hand, Standard German is in a way indeed ‘fake’ or artificial. This language has been based on Luther’s translation of the Bible. Luther’s German was actually a mixed language.[3] The most classic example to show this are minimal pair of these words:English - Dutch - Standard German - Proto Germaniccat - kat - die Katze - *kattuz[4]rat - rat - die Ratte - *rattaz[5]Through regular sound changes, the word for rat in Modern German should have been die Ratze.In conclusion I would say that German is not a fake language. However there are certain people who speak substandard German and do not employ all standard grammatical rules. On top of that, Modern Standard German was in a way an artificial language, created by Martin Luther. By this definition you could call it ‘fake’, as this language has been standardised and regulated.I hope this answers your question.Footnotes[1] fake - Wiktionary[2] Kanakendeutsch - Wiktionary[3] Luther Bible - Wikipedia[4] cat - Wiktionary[5] rat - Wiktionary
What language do Europeans speak?
I know that North Americans speak English, South Americans speak Spanish, and Asians speak Chinese. So what do Europeans speak? German? Also, why doesn t everyone speak English it s the most advanced language.
What is a Troll in modern language?
Somebody who posts inflammatory or insulting comments or questions on a discussion board or forum for the sole purpose of getting people riled up for their own amusement. Divisive topics such as race, nationality, religion, politics, and reproductive rights are frequent subjects and easy to play off of. Usually used in an internet or videogame context.
Why did Malaysia and Singapore choose a decrepit language like Tamil as one of their official languages instead of Hindi?
This is the most ridiculous question.I am not a Tamilian, but ä MalayaleeI must say hats of to Tamil and Tamilians for keeping the language as most up to date language.There are 16 or so Indian languages on the Indian rupee note, so why is only one of them is a national language outside India ? Simple, Tamil kings influence spread to the Far East and even up to northern part of India (hence the name Gangai Kanda Cholan)Now back to he topic, person asking this question has probably (sic!), very little Knowledge of Tamil.If Ms. Madhunisha can give Hindi, Malayalam or other Indian Language equivalents of the following English words with Tamil translations in parenthesis, I can say that other Indian languages are keeping up with the times and that they are not DECREPIT !Computer (Ganini)SMS (Kurun cheythi)email (min anjal)internet (inayam)web page (inaya pakkam)heavy vehicle (gana raka vaahanam)I can go on.. but the idea is not to show off my limited knowledge of Tamil words and make mistakes.Trust the richness of Tamil as per the above samples showing how progressive the Tamil language is.Hopefully you can refrain from painting other languages as bad in an open forum, in order to promote a language of your preference,You could always send official request to the Singapore or Malaysian government informing that Tamil is a DECREPIT language and Hindi should be made an official language of these two countries in place of Tamil. I am sure you will get an appropriate answer to your question as above.Brgds
What language did Vikings speak?
Old Norse - an inflected Germanic language similar to modern Icelandic. If you're really interested, there is quite a lot of surviving Old Norse literature, and most English faculties teach courses in medieval Norse, although most of these sources postdate the Viking era by several centuries. Of course, the Vikings were great travellers, and they often adopted the language of the culture in which they settled: Irish, Gaelic, Slavic, Old French, Greek, Arabic, and English, among others. English has many words of Viking origin. 'Scarf,' 'geyser,' 'knife,' 'window', and 'troll,' among them.
When did troll become a verb?
started from the late 14th century
How Persian language (Farsi) sounds to you?
The poetry are beautiful it don't sounds like Hebrew just a troll can say that and Parthian were not Turkic They were Iranian group most of its words are not Arabic & Turkic, most of Turkic language are Persian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Turkish_language http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/turkic-loanwords http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_replaced_loanwords_in_Turkish the modern farsi is NOT actually the DARI language brught to Iran from Afghanistan 300 years ago by the MAHMOOD AFGHAN invasion! a troll can say that ! Farsi language history: http://www.todaytranslations.com/language-history/farsi/ I Hope I Helped :)
Do you think modern cartoons are better than 90s cartoons?
I grew up in the 90s, so of course I'd like to look back on the shows I watched as a kid with those nostalgia-tinted glasses....but I won't. Now, as an adult (which I'm going to assume you are if you grew up in the 90s) or as an older teenager (since they like to get in on the "omg 90's" trend also), you are perfectly capable of seeing cartoons in an objective light. Cartoons give off a completely different mood when being watched as a kid than as an adult. Really? You think 90s cartoons were amazing? You know what I remember about 90s cartoons? The majority of them focused around an "inner city" theme where there were cool "street-wise" city kids wearing tacky clothes and backwards caps while listening to cassettes. Guess what? Cartoons these days do the EXACT SAME THING, only modernized. Now it's suburban kids wearing modern fashions and listening to ipods and making jokes about the internet. Go figure. Going back to watch cartoons from twenty years ago now, as an adult...they're so PAINFULLY cheesy. Most themes the 90s cartoons focused around wouldn't even be relevant today. Yeah, most of the cartoons today suck, too. You know why? Most cartoons are made to please children, not adults. And yes, as hard as it is to believe, your sense of humor does change over the years. I divide cartoons into four main focused age groups. -Toddlers and small children (this can range from Baby Einstein up to Dora the Explorer) -10 and under (My Little Pony) -Preteens and teenagers (Regular show, Adventure Time) -Older teenagers and adults (Family Guy, South Park) (Many Disney/Pixar films try to grab all of the above) Am I saying you should stick to cartoons aimed at your age range? No (though you'd be more likely to find shows you'd enjoy). But you have to realize that the same things that were relevant in the 90s are different now. It's different for every decade and the people who grew up with those "good ole" 70s and 80s cartoons probably think the cartoons in the 90s sucked. So do I think today's cartoons are better than 90s cartoons? No. But they aren't any worse either. They're just different. And it will be different in the next decade, too. But I know "vintage" and "retro" is the cool thing to do these days. So it all makes sense in the end.