Why I am disturbed

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estebanana

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Why I am disturbed

To build as a noun or to build as a verb? I suffer the slings and arrows of a bad sign reading. And I am hungry.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 5:11:25

XXX

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RE: Why I am disturbed (in reply to estebanana)

so they're still not open?
btw in German it would make perfectly sense ... Buildout - Ausbau.
Another thing is, in German it is also no problem to put many nouns in one word like 3, 4, 5 of them. Nothing unusual.

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KMMI77

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RE: Why I am disturbed (in reply to estebanana)

so will they be seeing you!

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RE: Why I am disturbed (in reply to KMMI77)

Although I have no idea what "thru" means

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 8:20:35

estebanana

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RE: Why I am disturbed (in reply to estebanana)

The apostrophe on - out's- really bothers me.

I wish we had German language rules of using nouns because I would make up a great words. Noun stacking sounds weird in English. And build is not a noun, it's a verb.

Top Dog is a hot dog shop, it's a fun place to get a linguica with mustard and relish. If Top Dog were not such a cool pace I would boycott them for BAD GARMMAR oN SIGNS!

So Im wateing 4 them's to build out more so i can eat's hot dog's.

ha ha

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 16:08:54

Escribano

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RE: Why I am disturbed (in reply to estebanana)

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And build is not a noun

In computing we develop and deploy software "builds". "A new build" etc. It is in common usage as a noun in many ways.

[mass noun] the proportions of a person‘s or animal’s body:she was of medium height and slim build[in singular] :he had an ideal build for a sprinter
the style or form of construction of something, especially a vehicle.
Computing - a compiled version of a program.
http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0107800#m_en_gb0107800

–noun
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure: He had a strong build.
the manner or form of construction: The house was of modern build.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/build

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Richard Jernigan

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RE: Why I am disturbed (in reply to estebanana)

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ORIGINAL: estebanana

The apostrophe on - out's- really bothers me.

I read it as a contraction of "build-out is". Here in Texas people say stuff like that quite a lot.

RNJ

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 18:32:43

estebanana

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RE: Why I am disturbed (in reply to estebanana)

It drives me crazy.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 20:06:08

XXX

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RE: Why I am disturbed (in reply to estebanana)

For some reason, in my head i always pronounce your name as "Steffen Falk".
Well its just speculation in your case of course, but alot of names in America derive from German pilgrims. Pilgrim is also a funny word imo. The German version "Pilger" is not that funny.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 22:20:16

estebanana

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RE: Why I am disturbed (in reply to estebanana)

Many people pronounce my name as Stefan, but ph can also be V sound in Stephen. I do not know why. I almost don't want to ask what a pilger is, and I hope I am not one.

I've heard Faulk is a German name, but it was given to my great grandfather in Sweden when he was in the Swedish army. There were to many Johnsons in his group and each Johnson was given a second last name to distinguish between Johnsons. His army name became Johnson-Faulk and this name made it onto his papers when he crossed the Atlantic to Ellis Island where he landed. The officials at Ellis Island gave him that name on his new US papers because he did not speakie the English and could not correct them. he told his kids they could change it back to plain Johnson, but in school they were already known as plain Faulk, the Johnson having been dropped in kindergarten.

I have heard this story is not uncommon. However I am still part German, but Russian Jews who came to Germany and then some ancient German that was from I don't know which part. All I know is that I relate more to Spain as a European old country than I do Sweden or Germany; I grew up in Southern California and it is littered with remnants of it's historic past as a Spanish colony. We grew up steeped in that history. However when I eat at a good German restaurant it makes me feel in touch with the ancient Nordic roots and I have to quell my desire to stand on my seat to sing Deutschland uber alles. Such are the depth of genes and foods.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 23:00:15

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RE: Why I am disturbed (in reply to estebanana)

Actually i forgot, there is also a Stephen in German, and also a StephAn. Because it is pronounced as an "f" (like Phosphor), people started to spell it with f too, or double ff.

Sorry for being such a language nerd

I have even bought an etymologic dictionary when i was in school.

Thats a cool story. What i like about US is that it is mixed. Where i grew up, all the kids were born within a radius of maybe 100km or so

but Germany in general is very small, that balances it out a little.

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