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22.08.2011, 15:10
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| | Use of the word "mega" in schweizerdeutsch :)
I'm learning swiss german and I am surprised of the use of the word "mega". It's a way of enphasizing something, and it seems to be used by a wide range of ages, from children to adults. Here some examples:
-Ich ha' mega hunger
-ish mega cool
-ish mega fain
-mega komisch...
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22.08.2011, 15:30
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| | Re: Use of the word "mega" in schweizerdeutsch :)
Esch mega-hurä geil, gall, weisch?
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22.08.2011, 15:37
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| | Re: Use of the word "mega" in schweizerdeutsch :)
during a Eurovision interview, I heard Lena say "Megatoll".
Conversely in the US, kids have been using "über" in the same context.
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22.08.2011, 15:38
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| | Re: Use of the word "mega" in schweizerdeutsch :)
I love the sound of "SH" in this dialect  weisch!
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22.08.2011, 15:58
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I really like this too. I read somewhere that it comes from Greek. But I can't help associating it with the SI prefix for 10^6, so when someone says 'mega cool' or 'mega fain' it always makes me smile a little....oh dear | 
22.08.2011, 16:14
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LOL interesting association | 
22.08.2011, 16:33
| | Re: Use of the word "mega" in schweizerdeutsch :) | Quote: | |  | | | I love the sound of "SH" in this dialect weisch! | | | | | Jo, s'isch Shuper, oder!?!?!? | 
22.08.2011, 16:43
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| | Re: Use of the word "mega" in schweizerdeutsch :)
ish so lässig  (another word I love)
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22.08.2011, 16:45
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| | Re: Use of the word "mega" in schweizerdeutsch :)
It seems to function as what grammarians call an augmentative particle. "Augmentative" because it indicates an increase in size or intensity, a "particle" because its use does not appear to be stand-alone. | The following 2 users would like to thank tearley for this useful post: | | 
22.08.2011, 16:52
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| | Re: Use of the word "mega" in schweizerdeutsch :) Mega corny. Super was already pushing it, but mega...What a parasite.
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22.08.2011, 17:11
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| | Re: Use of the word "mega" in schweizerdeutsch :)
will they continue and start to call things 'giga' as well? Only time will tell.
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22.08.2011, 17:13
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| | Re: Use of the word "mega" in schweizerdeutsch :) | Quote: | |  | | | It seems to function as what grammarians call an augmentative particle. "Augmentative" because it indicates an increase in size or intensity, a "particle" because its use does not appear to be stand-alone.  | | | | | Shuper Erklärig. Total Mega!
(although the latter would indicate that Mega need not be a particle).
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22.08.2011, 17:14
| | Re: Use of the word "mega" in schweizerdeutsch :)
"Mega" was briefly popular amongst a certain kind of young person in the English Midlands back in the eighties.
I loathed it then, and haven't really warmed to it much over here either.
Do you think they'd ever take to "Boschtin" instead?
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22.08.2011, 17:23
| | Re: Use of the word "mega" in schweizerdeutsch :) | Quote: |  | | | "Mega" was briefly popular amongst a certain kind of young person in the English Midlands back in the eighties.
I loathed it then, and haven't really warmed to it much over here either.
Do you think they'd ever take to "Boschtin" instead? | | | | | Oh dear god, DB, don't start Wolli again on the bosch stuff | This user would like to thank for this useful post: | | 
22.08.2011, 17:25
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| | Re: Use of the word "mega" in schweizerdeutsch :) | Quote: | |  | | | will they continue and start to call things 'giga' as well? Only time will tell. | | | | | I think giga has gone. You had to be younger than 15 and it was only ever used in combination with mega...mega-giga geil.
Giga alone just doesn't sound as good as mega or the even better "huere" | This user would like to thank jj muge for this useful post: | | 
22.08.2011, 18:05
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| | Re: Use of the word "mega" in schweizerdeutsch :) | Quote: | |  | | | Shuper Erklärig. Total Mega!
(although the latter would indicate that Mega need not be a particle). | | | | | Right, funny use of "total" as well |
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