newbie question

Hi. I'm from Germany and I don't understand what's "spoiler space" means... What is it for?

Moin Moin,

spoiler space wird der Platz genannt, den man aus H�flichkeit l�sst, wenn man �ber eine Folge berichtet, die in einigen L�ndern noch nicht gesendet wurde. Wenn du jetzt was �ber die 8. Staffel erz�hlst oder fragst, dann lass einfach ganz oben immer eine Menge Platz und schreibe oben spoiler space. Dann wissen die Leser, dass sie jetzt nicht weiterlesen d�rfen, wenn sie _noch_ nichts �ber die neuen Folgen erfahren wollen.

Tsch�� Wiebke

"piece-of-peace" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:3cd571db$0$14913$[email]...

ahso. Danke.

Ich kenne mich konnte wie ein Esel klingen, aber er stellte die Frage auf englisch, nicht deutsch, also warum nicht Antwort die Frage auf englisch au�erdem. Aber w�hrend alle wir sprechender Deutscher sind: Hei�e Hunde schmecken mit Geschmack und Senf gut. Cheetos sind ein wirklich b�seer Imbi�. "Kontakt" ist auf Fernsehen im Augenblick. Courtney Cox ist so unbelieveably hei�. Ich m�chte sie sehr schlecht tun.

Okay, sorry for answering in German, but it was easier to explain because I'm also German. BTW: very interesting German you wrote ;-) ... sounds weired ... babelfish?!

"Michael Boyd" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:hohB8.5013$[email]...

Okay, sorry for answering in German, but it was easier to explain because I'm also German. BTW: very interesting German you wrote ;-) ... sounds weird ... babelfish?!

"Michael Boyd" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:hohB8.5013$[email]...

I think he wanted to make fun of somebody. I don't know who he was pointing at. It's ok that you answered in German.

Huhu,

"piece-of-peace" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:3cd686a5$0$161$[email]...

*g* I HOPE he was making fun otherwise he likes to eat dogs... ;-)

Na denn...

"Wiebke Timm" wrote in message news:ab64k5$bhp$00$[email]...

pointing

This is going off topic, but my grandfather used to say "Na denn" and I never understood it. I've begun studying German, but I have not yet seen this. What does it mean?

"David Buehrle" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:PqIB8.9568$[email]...

Guten Tag, David ;-)

your name sounds very German, no wonder... :-) Maybe you should write "B�hrle"...

"Na dann" oder "Na denn" means sometimes a bit ironically "okay" or "no matter". Somebody tried to explain something and you say "Na denn...!" It sounds sometimes a bit uninterested, ironically, so if someone tells you stuff you are not really interested.

Or in my case it wasn't meant ironically, "piece-of-peace" said it was okay that I answered in German, so I answered "na dann"... I meant, "okay, it not a big crime to write German in this newsgroup, so will do it again (maybe)"...

Auf Wiedersehen... Wiebke (female German name)

"Wiebke Timm" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:ab8na7$trf$06$[email]...

I understood "Na denn" in exactly the same way she explained... Funny, how language works.

Wiebke Timm wrote:

Maybe "Whatever..." is a good translation of the intent and emaning of it then? That's always a conversation killer and something you use when you don't realy care...

Best Wishes Thomas

Thomas Andersson :

Not really, although in some cases. "Na denn [ist ja gut]" is more polite and more agreeing than "Whatever..." normally.

Christoph, kinda wondering if there are still US-Americans in ATF

"Wiebke Timm" wrote in message news:ab8na7$trf$06$[email]...

Tag. Mein Gro�-Gro� Gro�vater ist von Deutschland in 1852 gekommen. (Maybe not quite right, but I took a shot. I think you get the idea.)

That would be the correct original spelling. When you convert the � to ue it confuses people here. Furthermore, I have always wondered where the h came from. All the other letters have a purpose. I guess this is also where "Na denn" could be used.

I also knew some people in grade school by the name of Wiebke. There is a great deal of German (and Norwegian) influence in this part of the US. I have the advantage of both, B�hrle from my father, Olson and Huss from my mother.

Bis sp�ter,

David