Nothing for Ungood/Ein Amerikaner in Deutschland
am 30.07.2008 von http://transblawg.eu
John, who wisely remains anonymous apart from his first name, has a weblog I will be visiting again.
The subheading, and usual topic, is German quirks from an American perspective.
In theory there is nothing wrong with learning England’s version of English, just like there is nothing wrong with learning that Swiss language Rhaeto-Romanic . It can be done, but it is just not a worthwhile pursuit. English is the world language because of America, not because of England, so it only makes sense to learn America’s version.
In German schools you will receive bad marks for speaking with an American accent or using American spelling if you picked it up during your high school year in …
English as lingua franca in Switzerland / Englisch in der Schweiz
Transblawg / swissinfo says: L’anglais a de bonnes chances de devenir LA langue de compréhension dans ce pays multilingue qu’est la Suisse, selon Urs Dürmüller, linguiste du séminaire d’anglais de l’Universit&eacut…
This non-American life / Weblog aus der Schweiz / München
Transblawg / Julie Galante is self-described in her weblog This non-American life as A travel-addicted American expatriate who has lived in Italy, Germany, and now Switzerland. - now apparently moving to Munich: Have I mentioned how very, very excited I am…
British English / American English Weblog
Transblawg / Separated by a common language - Observations on British and American English by an American linguist in the UK - looks like a very useful weblog. I suppose discussion of the differences between BE or BrE and AmE has exploded as a result of the Inte…
Monolingual German police dogs / Britische Polizei muss Deutsch sprechen
Transblawg / It is widely reported today (and yesterday) that British police have been importing German shepherd dogs and are confronted with the need to say Sitz instead of sit or retrain the dogs to understand English commands. The stories are all appare…
German-Language Culture and Its Receptiojn/Konferenz in Liverpool
Transblawg / WIGS, not to be confused with WAGs, stands for Women in German Studies, co-organizers of a conference in Liverpool next week. IMPACT: German-Language Culture and its Reception Venue: Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool, 23 to 25 July 20…
German-Language Culture and Its Reception/Konferenz in Liverpool
Transblawg / WIGS, not to be confused with WAGs, stands for Women in German Studies, co-organizers of a conference in Liverpool next week. IMPACT: German-Language Culture and its Reception Venue: Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool, 23 to 25 July 20…
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