The card suit Spades is also called "Schippen", "Schuufle" (shovel) in some Western German dialects. But that only applies to the (today: international) French card suits which replaced the German playing cards there (wars and foreign soldiers brought French cards). In Southeastern Germany (Saxony, Thuringia, even Southern Brandenburg) we mostly use the traditional German card suits where spades or "shovels" is simply "Grün" (green) or "Blatt" (leaf).
Just a question for you who take part in the 'Word Link' thread. Should we limit the words just to English language and words that are generally known to English speaking people? Using other languages may get out of hand. How do you feel about that?
Just a question for you who take part in the 'Word Link' thread. Should we limit the words just to English language and words that are generally known to English speaking people? Using other languages may get out of hand. How do you feel about that?
Nope! Not at all! I am of German descendants, but I am an American and I only speak and read English.
This is an all world forum, and as such all members in Einstein, or even every BOINC project can participate.
Do not restrict this to JUST the English language.
OK. Fair enough. Just an inquiry. Maybe I try some Finnish words sometime. I've studied German in high school so maybe I need to brush up that as well.
OK. Fair enough. Just an inquiry. Maybe I try some Finnish words sometime. I've studied German in high school so maybe I need to brush up that as well.
I took some Spanish and french in high school but speak English and have to look up words all the time that I don't understand.
I agree with Harri's comment. We should avoid Babylonian language confusion. There are world languages like Spanish and French that pop up here occasionally. German is not one of them. I don't know anything about Chinese ...Finnish as well ;-). The meaning of the English word "green" is nowadays mostly: "eco". But I should have chosen "leaves" instead of "Grün". I thought "shovel" is also an alternative word for (playing cards suit) "spades" in English as in German. But Winterknight probably referred to garden tools. I immediately saw a link to traditional German playing card suits which are different than international (French) ones.
I agree with Harri's comment. We should avoid Babylonian language confusion. There are world languages like Spanish and French that pop up here occasionally. German is not one of them. I don't know anything about Chinese ...Finnish as well ;-). The meaning of the English word "green" is nowadays mostly: "eco". But I should have chosen "leaves" instead of "Grün". I thought "shovel" is also an alternative word for (playing cards suit) "spades" in English as in German. But Winterknight probably referred to garden tools. I immediately saw a link to traditional German playing card suits which are different than international (French) ones.
Now I also thought of shovels as Spades the card suit but also thought of garden tools as well. I never thought of other Countries having different suits for their cards but have seen some non American ones over the years and didn't recognize any of them.
Morecambe Bay itself is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of 120 sq mi, where the shrimps are gathered, by people who know the bay and where the quicksands are.
The card suit Spades is also
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The card suit Spades is also called "Schippen", "Schuufle" (shovel) in some Western German dialects. But that only applies to the (today: international) French card suits which replaced the German playing cards there (wars and foreign soldiers brought French cards). In Southeastern Germany (Saxony, Thuringia, even Southern Brandenburg) we mostly use the traditional German card suits where spades or "shovels" is simply "Grün" (green) or "Blatt" (leaf).
Just a question for you who
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Just a question for you who take part in the 'Word Link' thread. Should we limit the words just to English language and words that are generally known to English speaking people? Using other languages may get out of hand. How do you feel about that?
Harri Liljeroos wrote: Just
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Nope! Not at all! I am of German descendants, but I am an American and I only speak and read English.
This is an all world forum, and as such all members in Einstein, or even every BOINC project can participate.
Do not restrict this to JUST the English language.
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OK. Fair enough. Just an
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OK. Fair enough. Just an inquiry. Maybe I try some Finnish words sometime. I've studied German in high school so maybe I need to brush up that as well.
Harri Liljeroos wrote: OK.
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I took some Spanish and french in high school but speak English and have to look up words all the time that I don't understand.
I agree with Harri's comment.
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I agree with Harri's comment. We should avoid Babylonian language confusion. There are world languages like Spanish and French that pop up here occasionally. German is not one of them. I don't know anything about Chinese ...Finnish as well ;-). The meaning of the English word "green" is nowadays mostly: "eco". But I should have chosen "leaves" instead of "Grün". I thought "shovel" is also an alternative word for (playing cards suit) "spades" in English as in German. But Winterknight probably referred to garden tools. I immediately saw a link to traditional German playing card suits which are different than international (French) ones.
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Now I also thought of shovels as Spades the card suit but also thought of garden tools as well. I never thought of other Countries having different suits for their cards but have seen some non American ones over the years and didn't recognize any of them.
the word was shrimps and I
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the word was shrimps and I posted Morecombe which is a soccer/football team in England called the Morecombe Shrimps
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Stretching it there a little bit, eh Mikey?
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Not stretching it at all IMHO, when I was young, Morecambe Bay Potted Shrimps were a delicacy in these parts.
Morecambe Bay itself is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of 120 sq mi, where the shrimps are gathered, by people who know the bay and where the quicksands are.