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> der.hans
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 11:31 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: RE: fun w/ rms
>
>
> Am 25. Apr, 2001 schwäzte Craig White so:
>
> > Ok - since you're so chatty tonight and I've forgotten most everything I
> > learned in high school Deutsche...
> >
> > what is meant by schwäzte? why isn't it spreche? (or gesprechen?)
>
> schwätzen means to speak colloqually or dialectally, specificly for the
> schwäbische dialect in soutwest Germany. schwätzen is also just a really
> cool word :).
>
> sprechen is to say. It doesn't imply conversation or interaction. The
> floydesque "your lips move, but I can't hear what you say" :).
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ah, but I'm comfortably numb.

;-)

thanks for the clarif

Craig