tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post6879406082657714375..comments2024-01-11T20:26:57.109+01:00Comments on Archaeogoddess: Conversation stoppersArchaeogoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305683483488880519noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-76577973242863064372009-08-13T21:42:46.472+02:002009-08-13T21:42:46.472+02:00This is PRECIOUS!!! I love it when I am not the on...This is PRECIOUS!!! I love it when I am not the only one thinking I am saying something totally right and finding out I am saying something that elicits GIGGLES!Kelli Nørgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410295651793053766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-87614515706879029742009-08-13T13:23:27.772+02:002009-08-13T13:23:27.772+02:00@arch - that's one of my favorite sayings! It...@arch - that's one of my favorite sayings! It's how I normally tell people they can learn to speak Danish - just take every danish word, change any 'c' to a 'k' and any 'ph' to an 'f' and then put the em-PHASIS on the wrong syl-LA-ble. Voila - you're speaking Danish.PiNG aka Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486002308919156913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-22440204710658391082009-08-13T11:48:03.304+02:002009-08-13T11:48:03.304+02:00@ Patti: Whenever that happens I say (if the perso...@ Patti: Whenever that happens I say (if the person is married to me and therefore can handle the humor) "I think you put the em-PHASIS on the wrong syl-LA-ble." (Had to explain it the first time, though, "Well, you see, you are supposed to say "EMPH-asis, but see, I said em-PHASIS, and then you're supposed to say SYLL-able, not syl-LA-ble, so really I was saying 'You put the emphasis on the wrong syllable' funny, yes? YES??")Archaeogoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09305683483488880519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-33404234006446610612009-08-13T09:41:30.195+02:002009-08-13T09:41:30.195+02:00Ah - wearing a whale. Just like we have Darth Wade...Ah - wearing a whale. Just like we have Darth Wader over here in Sweden!LadyFihttp://ladyfi.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-16328463354801501092009-08-13T07:39:36.123+02:002009-08-13T07:39:36.123+02:00Ohhh the V thing drives me nuts as well - we happe...Ohhh the V thing drives me nuts as well - we happen to drive a Wolwo.<br /><br />The other thing that makes me crazy is saying the English words with the emphasis on the wrong syllable, which is virtually impossible to explain via writing, but trust me, it'll make you crazy~!PiNG aka Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486002308919156913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-85441579444740720422009-08-12T19:19:19.462+02:002009-08-12T19:19:19.462+02:00I got a call yesterday, I ran from what I was doin...I got a call yesterday, I ran from what I was doing (locking the door). The man started up in Danish. I said "I don't speak Danish" and he said "Is there anyone in the house that does?" and I thought that was pretty rude (is your momma home, honey?) and I told him no and then he JUST HUNG UP.<br />What ever happened to "sorry to disturb you, bye bye" even in Danish?kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04306427503749550858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-36984556029830184562009-08-12T18:59:46.443+02:002009-08-12T18:59:46.443+02:00haha what strange and funny experiences you've...haha what strange and funny experiences you've gone through!<br /><br />part and parcel of settling and living in a foreign land!<br /><br />but they do make life more interesting!<br /><br />cheers!Geotacshttp://geotacs.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-73407844721204152512009-08-12T18:22:07.249+02:002009-08-12T18:22:07.249+02:00HAHA! I've had sooo many tutorials to teach my...HAHA! I've had sooo many tutorials to teach my now husband AND my ex-boyfriend the proper pronunciation of Darth Wader. They just CAN not do it. I've given up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-53445357801192360442009-08-12T16:06:58.053+02:002009-08-12T16:06:58.053+02:00@ the Writer: She was wearing a veil. :-)@ the Writer: She was wearing a veil. :-)Archaeogoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09305683483488880519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-59203595996127527322009-08-12T14:34:07.954+02:002009-08-12T14:34:07.954+02:00Speaking about pronunciation, my boyfriend always ...Speaking about pronunciation, my boyfriend always forgot how to pronounce "flood". He always say "flod" with o as in u in Danish and the soft d. FunnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-40521315944138137842009-08-12T14:10:30.318+02:002009-08-12T14:10:30.318+02:00.......ok I don't get it. What is that person ..........ok I don't get it. What is that person wearing? Can't be real whale, right? LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-61048180738556281562009-08-12T14:06:55.643+02:002009-08-12T14:06:55.643+02:00My boy, for many years thought people said "m...My boy, for many years thought people said "making hens meat'.He assumed it meant being so poor u only ate chicken and not a good cut of beef or some shit like that. ha ha. He only very recently read the written version "making ends meet'. I am not as nice aa you though, I tease him about it mercilessly.Junehttp://www.shetalkslikejune.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-82961549579473735052009-08-12T14:00:55.546+02:002009-08-12T14:00:55.546+02:00Hahaha....I especially love the last one, because ...Hahaha....I especially love the last one, because Peter is always pronouncing his V's and W's and there are times I still have to translate for him when he is talking to someone that isn't used to his accent.<br /><br />I found out the other day that Danes cannot pronounce artichoke.United Studieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605529272895583783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-86686776581305181422009-08-12T13:39:42.384+02:002009-08-12T13:39:42.384+02:00LOL! Weegies say whale and Wegas and...oh, the v&...LOL! Weegies say whale and Wegas and...oh, the v's crack me up. I love their accents, I really do. Especially how Norwegians don't have the "th" sound, so they pronounce it as a hard d or t sound. Like Sverre chasing the dog around after it's stolen socks and calling him a "naaasty teef."Corinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763599518417369688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130750.post-14845136439733994302009-08-12T12:21:45.475+02:002009-08-12T12:21:45.475+02:00this reminds me of a funny conversation i had rece...this reminds me of a funny conversation i had recently. some old drunk danish guy calls me up. i answer in english, he talks in danish, i say 'im sorry i think you got the wrong number', he keeps on talking and then i try to say it in danish and then he starts to insist i continue the conversation in danish and gets really mad when i switch back to english again. it was really weird.Paula https://www.blogger.com/profile/13365717701684045748noreply@blogger.com