Onime No Kyo -> RE: THE THREAD!!! (7/3/2008 11:18:20 PM)
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ORIGINAL: bobogoboom btw the new matrix software doesn't let you curse. Scheiße? EDIT: Apparently the software doesn't speak German. [:D] its confused by that weird double s thingie. No one else gets it either. [:'(] It's easy, really! [:)] quote:
Since the German spelling reform of 1996, either ß or ss is used for the representation of an /s/ in a syllable onset (where a normal s would be pronounced /z/) as follows: 1. ß is used after long vowels, for instance in grüßen (‘to greet’) or in the related words grüßt (‘greets’), grüß! (‘greet!’); 2. ß is used after diphthongs, for instance beißen (‘to bite’) or in the related words beißt (‘bites’), beiß! (‘bite!’); 3. ss is used after short vowels, for instance küssen (‘to kiss’) or in the related words küsst (‘kisses’), küss! (‘kiss!’). Note that in words where the stem changes, some forms may have an ß but others an ss, for instance sie beißen (‘they bite’) vs. sie bissen (‘they bit’). Some instances of /s/ immediately following a long vowel or a diphthong in a syllable coda require ß, such as groß ('large'), and others require s, such as los ('away', several other uses). The correct spelling is not predictable and must be learned for each case. Note the last sentence. [:D] Oh sure, I get it now....[X(][sm=dizzy.gif][sm=vomit-smiley-020.gif]
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