http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aExpressions+tag%3aLearn+English+tag%3aWord+orderSearch results for 'tag:Expressions tag:Learn English tag:Word order' matching tags 'Expressions', 'Learn English', and 'Word order'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordOrder/gplnr/post.htmMon, 20 Oct 2008 09:59:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:578221ssendurhi i have a word order problem for example in this sentence C variables have a property in addition to their value and type known as scope if this was my sentence i would say it in this order C variables have a property known as scope in addition to their value and type or i would say like this C variables in addition to their value and type have a property known as scope The first sentence is the original one from the book but isnt there an ambigious expression type known as scope is the type known as scope or variables have another property which is known as scope how can a native english speaker differenciate between the two please help me on that i have been a word encapsulation problem since i staterted to learn english Thank you in advance http://www.englishforums.com/English/GermansAreRatherStrange/3/jkrx/Post.htm#47121Fri, 24 Sep 2004 12:38:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:47121interested_one I think the Germans or rather lots of them are strange lot For example the vast majority of the movies they watch in cinemas are US American as are most TV shows and films yet the Germans dub every single film so that you have the impression it s a German film In my opinion that s stupid The German society spends huge amounts of money on teaching every German the English language for years and the result is that they are unable to watch a movie in the original version with German captions subtitles just like any other European nation does many Germans learn English at school but that does not mean that they are able to understand and speak it Germans don t have their own pop culture They listen to English pop music without paying any attention to the lyrics hey am I supposed to understand anything they sing it s in English You don t know much about German culture do you There is a German pop scene which is stronger than the English one Not only Rammstein but also Oomph Grönemeyer and so on Kraftwerk not to forget We listen way more to German music than you believe Germans have strange greetings such as Mahlzeit ask any German to explain the meaning of that stupid and empty expression and all you wll get is a blank face The German language is very inflexible just like its speakers word order is as strict as many of their laws Mahlzeit is a greeting that you say when you are going to lunch You also say it during the afternoon and it means something like good afternoon The German language is pretty flexible my friend We do not have an order for our words For example 1 Ich hätte gerne den Ball I d like to have that ball 2 Den Ball hätte ich gerne 3 Gerne hätte ich den Ball 4 Hätte ich den Ball gerne To my knowledge the Germans are the only European nation with a law that requires any self employed person to finance a rather useless and very conservative institution called IHK Chamber of Commerce and Industry So much for democracy Speaking of self employment Germany ranks very low regarding the percentage of people being self employed and thereby taking responsibility for themselves Especially in East Germany the former Socialist part of Germany people don t want to take decisions themselves They wait until they are told what to do by someone else by an authority the government the all mighty Labour Office Arbeitsamt ect That is called consensus democracy and has got its root in process of conflict solving that countries like Germany Austria Switzerland Belgium and the Netherlands do since the Westphalian Peace Germans spend money on all kinds of things such as holiday trips to Majorca German cars tabloids pay TV digital cameras cell phones Yet when it comes to education they think that the government has to take care of this Why should I pay for a further education What good is education anyway Are there any good things about the Germans Sure Any nation is a good as another I believe provocation can serve as an accelerator don t you You don t know much about us but you pretend to Sorry