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Woodward, 6 yr 97 days ago
Hi Pemmican,
Welcome to the forums!
Out of curiosity what does you Signature mean in English? It looks like German but I didn't know that there is the letter â ? Maybe Swiss German?
I have a feeling it is something interesting.

Wâ mag ich mich nu vinden? wâ mac ich mich nu suochen, wâ? nu bin ich hie und bin ouch dâ und enbin doch weder dâ noch hie. wer wart ouch sus verirret ie?
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Native speaker: English
Languages: Spanish
Level of English: Native Speaker, English Teacher
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Location: A New Zealander in Chile
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Interests: Languages - Cultures - Travel - Chocolate - The Middle Ages
Teaching English
Teaching experience: Since 1997
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Website: http://www.woodwardchile.com
Blog: http://www.southamerica.cl/blog
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Occupation: Student of Life
Pemmican, 6 yr 96 days ago
Hi Woodward,

thanks for your welcome! I'm sorry I haven't replied earlier... I just haven't taken a look into this thread until now Smile [:)]


>>Out of curiosity what does you Signature mean in English? It looks like German but I didn't know that there is the letter â ? Maybe Swiss German?
I have a feeling it is something interesting.


You're right, it is German - Middle-High-German.
It was written and "spoken" in the Middle Ages in Southern Germany.

>Wâ mag ich mich nu vinden? wâ mac ich mich nu suochen, wâ? nu bin ich hie und bin ouch dâ und enbin doch weder dâ noch hie. wer wart ouch sus verirret ie?


means:
"Where can I find me now? Where can I search for me now, where? Now, I am here and also there but I am neither there nor here. Who was ever so confused?"
and is a quotation from Gottfried von Straßburgs "Tristan" (written around 1210).

â -> the ^ above the a is just a diacritical sign to show that this vowel is lengthened.
It doesn't occur in the original manuscripts but is introduced in later copies as a help to differenciate long-pronounced vowels from short-pronounced ones.
Woodward, 6 yr 96 days ago
Wow, that's fascinating. Thanks for that!
Do you have an interest in the middle ages or is it just that quote you like?
Pemmican, 6 yr 96 days ago
Hehe, I just thought this signature would fit perfectly in a forum like this, what do you think? Smile [:)]

-> After only a few hours, I've spent on this thread right now, I really have to say it's just great! Language is also a kind of a hobby of mine and that's why I joined. I never saw a forum like this, I like reading the posts and learning from them and I also hope to be able to help out sometimes.

Best wishes from
PemmicanSmile [:)]
Pemmican, 6 yr 96 days ago
Well, I'm interested in Middle Ages, too, yes.
Especially concerning language of course, but also with regard to culture and living in the Middle Ages.
The Middle Ages must have been a very interesting and impressing time.
Orpheus, 6 yr 95 days ago
I've got an interest in the Middle Ages too. I've been trying to find a good book on medieval history, do you guys have any suggestions?
hitchhiker, 6 yr 95 days ago
Pemmican, thanks for your help; It's great to have people like you joining in!
maj, 6 yr 95 days ago
I really like your signature, it makes a lot of sense for a few of us. Welcome to the forums, we enjoy your posts.
Pemmican, 6 yr 95 days ago
Thank you very much, hitchhiker and maj!
It's great to be here and I hope I can be a little help sometimes.
You know English is not my native language and I'm not a teacher either, but it is very impressive what you can discover while dealing with language...Wink [;)]
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