Author: Timothy J. Frohlick
Date: 10:27:41 08/02/01
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Mr. Eassa, German and Old English are very similar. It would be fun for you to study German. The only phrases that you need to travel in Germany are: Wieviel kostet es?--How much does it cost? and Wo ist das Badezimmer,bitte?--Where is the bathroom, please? After you study German, you will find that it will be rapidly forgotten if you don't practice it constantly. Gender of the nouns is most confusing and will probably be dropped as the language evolves. The idiomatic expressions are quaint but we in english have silly phrases too. German is a nice language, but unless you are a linguist, you will only be able to say things like: Ich heisse Roy Eassa aus Amerika und Ich liebe Komputerschach. I am Roy Eassa from America and I love computer chess. Forgive me if I say things in german the way an english-speaking person does. Go ahead and study german..you won't regret it. Maybe I should brush up on my german too. Tim Frohlick On August 02, 2001 at 12:57:38, Roy Eassa wrote: >There seems to be so much good computer chess stuff that's in German only, and >I've been a computer chess addict since about 1980, do you think it would be >worth the time and effort for this 42-year-old American to study German? (I >studied Spanish as a child, but that would obviously be of zero help.)
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