Which German to learn? - Page 3

weejeem · #41 17.03.2010, 17:15

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Swiss German is never written with the exception of txt-speech and graffity.

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weejeem

So the copies of Jonathon Livingston Seagull and The Little Prince,
in Swiss German, sitting on my bookshelf are just figments of my imagination, then?

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Treverus

But are you saying that it is a written language just because a handfull of books can be found?

I was pointing out that your "never" absolute should have been a "rarely" comparative.

I'll leave it to someone else to enter the semantic minefield of whether writing in an
(allegedly) "spoken-only" language makes it a written language.
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Gastro Gnome · #42 17.03.2010, 17:19

	Quote:	weejeem
	I was pointing out that your "never" absolute should have been a "rarely" comparative. .

Many people on this board do this. Aggravating.

tomcat · #43 17.03.2010, 17:20

	Quote:	esto
	Sort of. When Swiss are amongst themselves they will for sure speak Swiss-german because that's their "mother tounge" and what they are comfortable with. But as soon as they know non-Swiss are involved in the conversation (or if you ask them) they will switch to high-German unless there are Germans present, then the Swissie will revert to guttural Ricola sounds regardless of whether the Germans understand them or not. Since "buisness enviornments" usually have a higher mix of foreigners than most other places, I'd say your need to understand Swiss-German isn't that critical. ...but of course if you feel the need to learn it, go for it! ab esch isch niit gaanz eifach

Fixed your typo.

Treverus · #44 17.03.2010, 17:48

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	Fixed your typo.

You are wrong. This is considered the "more melodic" form of German.