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To: Fantasywriter

Bitte schoen!


73 posted on 06/10/2013 9:27:56 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: elcid1970

“Bitte schoen!”

Thank you! I have to admit, however, I needed to look this up. It was such an interesting phrase to read about! I do wish I knew more German. We didn’t have the option to study German in school, so I actually know more French than German. I’ve been learning a little German here & a little there, however. It’s a fascinating language.

Did you ever see the movie Amadeus? There is a scene where the older, heavyset official in the Emperor’s court tried to explain to Mozart why an opera in German wouldn’t work. He searches for his word, & then explains that German is too “brutal”. It’s a great scene—particularly in light of Mozart’s brilliant German operas.


84 posted on 06/11/2013 1:30:54 PM PDT by Fantasywriter
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