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Is this for real?

Postby cooperman » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:08 pm

I saw these windscreen wiper "spoilers" on ebay, and I remember these being very sporty back in the day, but the german word for them?... really?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/German-wiper ... k:125:pf:0
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Re: Is this for real?

Postby 1972nail » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:36 pm

Yes, German is a very descriptive language but with few words, combining nouns to make a word is common. But I was more taken by the vendor's rant about his experiences with eBay in the description.

This is worth a read https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/ ... g-language
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Re: Is this for real?

Postby cooperman » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:54 pm

I see what you mean David, an entertaining advert, in all honesty I never got past the "fahrtwindreflektoren"
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Re: Is this for real?

Postby Bob perry » Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:01 am

I like the early windscreen washer kits, fur de flippenflappensplishundsplashen.
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Re: Is this for real?

Postby Colin » Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:33 am

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Re: Is this for real?

Postby lord13 » Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:22 am

As this is in the Public forum I will be the one to state that no offence is meant by these comments to any person of German descent that might be perusing this thread . . . I'll assume that any existing German club members are already used to this club's mildly xenophobic tendencies . . .
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Re: Is this for real?

Postby cooperman » Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:51 am

No offence to our German enthusiasts was intended and I'm sure they enjoy making a joke at the Brit's expense!
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Re: Is this for real?

Postby droopsnoot » Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:21 am

From the verb "fahren", meaning "to go", IIRC. Er fahrt, he goes.

German is quite good at building up words from smaller ones. You've only got to look at ZF, which I think is "Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen", literally "tooth (zahn) wheel (rad) factory (fabrik) of Friedrichshafen (which itself is Friedrichs Harbour)".
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Re: Is this for real?

Postby Colin » Thu Jan 10, 2019 5:31 am

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Re: Is this for real?

Postby lord13 » Thu Jan 10, 2019 7:41 am

Colin wrote:
It's yer actual bleedin' political correctness gorn mad innit! :lol:


Probably . . . but I, as part of a multi-national household, am feeling the squeeze a little bit more just lately, and these sort of comments just make me and my family feel less and less welcome. . .
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