Language / Terms of endearment in Polish [225]

I couldn't agree more! Unfortunately, YouTube was my only option and
there was no way I could find to get rid of those bloody subtitles (which I
naturally didn't need). DVDs though are more easy to eliminate titles, I've found.

On the other hand, the leap of endearment from "Tadeusz" > "Tadek" > "Tadziu" isn't that great, is it?

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

I already have, several times, so quit trolling Rich, will you?

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

Again, look it up yourself, dude! It's not that hard. I already mentioned the name of
a renowned Danish historian, what more do ya want?

Life / Why Poles are so much different than other slavic nations? Poland must return to mother Poland. [39]

Again with the useless, nasty stereotyping!

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

Anything but Wiki! Merely google sources concerning Danish history, maybe start with Kai Winding's "A History of Denmark" among
many others, and there you'll find the "sources" you're looking for:-)

Life / Why Poles are so much different than other slavic nations? Poland must return to mother Poland. [39]

Poles, along with Czechs, are perhaps the more Westernized among the Slavs!
First off, they're both Roman Catholic, secondly (and most significant), they use
Latin script.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

A similar expression exists in German, lit. "A place where the hares and the foxes bid each other a good night".

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

Not surprised, Rich. Don't rely on Wiki for accuracy!

Language / Issues understanding "to go" verb in Polish language [18]

Amen!

Language / Terms of endearment in Polish [225]

Was recently re-watching Visconti's "Death in Venice" and at
one point the mother of Aschenbach's affections calls out to him,
'TADZIU!', under which the subtitles translated it as "Oh, Teddy dear!"
Obviously, this is the endearment form of "Tadeusz"

Language / Issues understanding "to go" verb in Polish language [18]

Better an Al bot than a Spambot!

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

Munk gave his life by leading his fellow countrymen into a situation
which surely would have ended in his own death, apparently with little
concern for his personal safety!

Indeed the Danes had ONE Nazi leaning member of the Folketing
or Parliament, a "Dr." Frits Claussen. However, he was rejected by his
people as "un-Danish" in character.

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

Kaj Munk in Denmark was such a case! Not a friend of the Jews, he nonetheless gave his
life for his fellow Danes in their fight against Hitler.

Language / "Do you drink vodka?" (generally, not NOW) equals "pijesz wódke?" in Polish? [10]

Thank you, Mr. Bond! LOL

Language / A similar expression in Polish? [4]

Entirely possible, although I'm not a native speaker.

History / Honoring - Otto Schimek [47]

There were several such instances of true conscientious objectors. A pity their stories aren't more well known.
Although Wiki claims otherwise, one never knows what right wing, pro-Nazi infiltrators can edit certain sites and
spew their misinformation!

Language / jedzie ? ci ludzie ? czym ? [11]

Dlaczego przepraszasz. MasterSolivagus?

Po polsku / Czy moi przodkowie byli Polakami? [9]

No, wszystko w porzadku,?

UK, Ireland / "Strange " English language.. [264]

Whoops, thanks gumishu!

Po polsku / Czy moi przodkowie byli Polakami? [9]

.....polskiEGO pochodzeniA. Jeszcze blad!

UK, Ireland / "Strange " English language.. [264]

The last Manx speakers died out at least sixty or so years ago.

Language / jedzie ? ci ludzie ? czym ? [11]

"And what would YOU like?", sorry LOL

Language / Terms of endearment in Polish [225]

Or "Antek" < Antku! < Antosiu! for example.

Po polsku / Czy moi przodkowie byli Polakami? [9]

Tak, Twoje nazwisko jest czysto polskim pochodzeniem!

Language / jedzie ? ci ludzie ? czym ? [11]

"Czym" = with what

Ex."Czym moge sluzyc?" = (lit.) With what may/can I serve? aka "May I take your order?" or "And what would like?"

Language / Terms of endearment in Polish [225]

Polish has numerous diminutives used in everyday speech!
It's one the of the things which makes it such an attractive language.

English doesn't really have that. For example, in Polish "Tadziu, chodz tu!" = Teddy, dear. Come over here.
We need to add an extra term of endearment, whereas in Polish, the diminutive form picks up the slack,
so to speak:-)

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]

One shootout only begets others, much like with violence itself.
We all at some time have been violent or hurtful in pursuit of
either self defense or defense of a loved one, perhaps too a stranger.
And yet in the end, it's nothing to be proud of... merely a sign that humans
are simply higher animals, though animals nonetheless.

UK, Ireland / "Strange " English language.. [264]

Yes, that's right.

UK, Ireland / "Strange " English language.. [264]

Exactly my point from before, Feniks! The West Country accent is probably the closest
in Great Britain to North American Standard, with the exception of New England such as Boston,
New York (especially Brooklynese) or deepest Deep South.

UK, Ireland / "Strange " English language.. [264]

At this point, Rich, I think I'd trust Pavlov's dog over you! LOL