News / What impact will Donald Trump's election have on Poland? [331]

Wincig, Crow's too set in his ways to even desire to improve. Like others of his ilk, he feels he has nothing to improve upon and that we non-Slavic outsiders, interlopers, should be eternally grateful to them for knowing at least a little English, as we surely cannot know THEIR language:-)

News / Will eight million Polish people flock to the UK now that we are going for a hard Brexit? [38]

Dolno, just because they have plenty of 'em, doesn't necessarily mean run-of-the-mill local folks like 'em!!
:-)

History / Give Poland back it's lost land ! [132]

Lwów aka L'viv also changed hands, originally part of the erstwhile Austro-Hungarian Empire, when she was known solely as "Lemberg":-)

At the time, pre-WWI, let's not forget either that much of the city was German-speaking Jewish, who were though also bilingual Polish as well.

News / Will eight million Polish people flock to the UK now that we are going for a hard Brexit? [38]

Really no different here at home, HardBrexiter, as one who recalls our own little "Spanish Harlem" etc.

Admittedly though, England aka Britain is nonetheless FAR MORE HOMOGENEOUS in ethnicity, not to mention considerably smaller then the States or Canada.
Therefore, outsiders DO tend to stand out to a much greater degree:-)

Outside of London, can' t imagine either that Polski Sklep or the like would tend to go over too well.

History / Give Poland back it's lost land ! [132]

TheOther, many US citizens at the time believed the fire bombing of Dresden and other German cities was more than justified, considering the Blitz of London etc. The plan to bomb the railway station at Auschwitz and various concentration camps was shelved as "too dangerous".

Hmm, maybe:-)

Work / Moved to Warszawa (Warsaw) - Swedish/English speaking former IT-Consultant in need of some help/tips [24]

Possible to work on a long-distance consulting basis? I'm an experienced translator, presently teaching ESL, based here in Fort Lee, New Jersey, with a fluent knowledge of Swedish and Danish.

News / Will eight million Polish people flock to the UK now that we are going for a hard Brexit? [38]

Nor can I:-)

History / Give Poland back it's lost land ! [132]

....as revenge for Coventry and London, more even than for Auschwitz!!

History / Give Poland back it's lost land ! [132]

Historically true, TheOther, only the Yalta Treaty benefited more the US than it did Germany:-) If not for the Marshall Plan, the Morgenthau Proposal would've successfully divyed up the remaining German territory into farm land to be parceled out among the existing Allies!

Sorry. From my perspective, all such claims of return to "former" ownership are a lost battle with no ammo left for a second round.

Work / Moved to Warszawa (Warsaw) - Swedish/English speaking former IT-Consultant in need of some help/tips [24]

Which Nordic languages?

News / Will eight million Polish people flock to the UK now that we are going for a hard Brexit? [38]

I would think just the opposite, Chemikiem! PM May has doggedly vowed a la the late Dame Maggie as well as her male predecessor, Sir Winnie, to valiantly slog on in mighty defense of the Brexit, despite her ambassador's latest "exit" from the show.

History / Give Poland back it's lost land ! [132]

Nor the Germans, which is why some people feel that Nuremberg was merely "Siegerjustiz", and nothing else:-)

History / Give Poland back it's lost land ! [132]

To the victor(s) go the spoils. Germany lost WWII, therefore surrendering all lands/territories seized by her during the period of her occupation which promptly ended by War's end in 1945! She signed a treaty of unconditional capitulation to the Allied Forces and thus relinquished any and all "rights" to Prussia along with remaining areas in the East.

What is so difficult to comprehend, people?

Study / Student from Nepal travelling to Poland with dependent for further studies. Any job? [87]

amen, brother!

History / Give Poland back it's lost land ! [132]

Correct, cms! The so-called "Oder-Neisse Linie" was already well established by the close of 1949, at least! The Basic Law (Grundgesetz) of at that time West Germany clearly set forth which formerly occupied territories were once again solidly in German hands, the German Constitution being far more thorough and detailed in comparison with the US-Constitution, for instance:-)

Cities in current Poland aka Gdańsk, Szczecin etc.. are NO LONGER obligatorily listed on atlasses in der FRG under the pre-War German names of Danzig and Stettin, as was once the fashion until around the mid-80's or so. These cities, much as Wrocław, are completely and undeniably Polish, the habit of referring to the latter as "Breslau" only inciting anger among Poles as old, painful wounds are recalled.

History / Give Poland back it's lost land ! [132]

The Germans might think the shoe's on the other foot here:-) Give POLAND back her "lost" land??! Achingly problematic without a deed, to establish primogeniture. It all revolves around he said/she said.

Language / Male name declension in Poland [38]

Sadowska contends that "we Wrocławiu" IS correct, as is "we wtorek", "we Włoszech" etc...
:-)

Language / Male name declension in Poland [38]

All agreed.

Language / Male name declension in Poland [38]

Indeed, DominicB. What's more, Sadowska agree with him. Accepted, it's an unequivocal mistake:-)

Language / Male name declension in Poland [38]

Good stuff there, guys! Just keep it a-comin'.

@Ironside,

Don't be any more surprised that I read and understood the Polish explanations than I should necessarily be as suprised if you understood a technical site on the same topic in English:-)

Futhermore, according to Iwona Sadowska's Comprehensive Polish Grammar, wE Wrocławiu IS ACCEPTED USAGE AND THEREFORE CORRECT!

Language / Male name declension in Poland [38]

Thanks to both Ironside and NoToForeigners for the site. Indeed, it makes much more sense in Polish than in English!

Apparently, "We Wrocławiu" and "W Warszawie" aren't entirely analogous. However, I couldn've sworn that I read sentences with "We Warszawie".

Will be more attentive next time round:-)

Often, Poles aren't as adept at explaining their language in a secondary tongue, therefore, it's always best (as in any language) to head straight for the source.

Language / Male name declension in Poland [38]

"We Warszawie" I've seen in Polish newspapers, journals etc. It's the elision principle, because the "w" and the succeeding word BOTH begin the identical letter:-) To help you, think of "zE swoij..." and so forth. In the latter instance, "z swoij.." would be considered incorrect (if nonetheless comprehensible) Polish!

Language / Male name declension in Poland [38]

However, "wE Warszawie" etc..

Here again, even among native Polish speakers there is sometimes disagreement, on even basic (not necessarily subtle) points, and so don't be discouraged:-)

Try asking the average English "expert" on his/her own spelling rules and you'll see, even among English teachers occasional doubt!
lol

News / Ukrainian nationalists desecrated the graves at the Jewish cemetery in Poland [12]

Hear, hear! Painful as it may well be, the truth shall and must out.

Language / Male name declension in Poland [38]

Except, of course, where certain select non-Polish or even non-Slavic or European names are concerned, for instance "Mieszkam we Forest Hills," and NOT [necessarily] "Mieszkam we Forescie Hillzie", or some such nonsense:-)

It's all a matter of consonant combos and how they jive with Polish orthography!

News / Ukrainian nationalists desecrated the graves at the Jewish cemetery in Poland [12]

Why, Dominic? Because it threatens to expose the truth?:-) Curious as to whether you'd be as anxious to delete the post were the situation in reverse aka

"JDL Fanatics descecrate graves of Polish gentiles.."!

You can delete a post, but not a reality.

Language / Male name declension in Poland [38]

The declension pattern(s) of male names follows different criteria for native Polish aka Slavic vs. foreign names:-)

As with place names in Polish, sometimes foreign ones are left undeclined!

News / Poland, Slavic world and India - The Way of Business [5]

It's all based upon bribery and favor trading anyhow, so what's the difference?

Even the Anglo-Saxon realm has become infected by Black Market trickery!

Off-Topic / Some Kurdish and Polish Similarities [53]

As fascinating as indeed this thread is, I'd be even more curious as to the correlation between Kurdish and Turkish:-)

Life / Questions about Polish names Pola, Gracja, and Grażyna [29]

Exactly, Ironside! Meanwhile, her middle name didn't become popular her in the States either, save perhaps for certain Souther European Catholic immigrants:-)