News / Future of Polish-Ukrainian relations [623]

I thought so when I first read his comments on the Polish language and particularly on his urging Poland to join the Russian empire. Those words of his were simply much too strong to be anything more than a parody. Frankly, even Medvedev who is notorious for his anti-Polish stance would not dare using such words.

Evidently, the Polish sense of humour is quite different from the one among young Ukrainian people ...

Travel / What's next from Chopin's Warsaw? [13]


I sometimes doubt if English is your first language.

History / Recommended Poland's history books [186]


Possibly, but we cannot judge history from the perspective of later times. In 1794 no one knew yet when Catherine II, that German princess from Sttetin, would die. Also, few people could envisage if her son as a tsar would have a sentiment for Poles or not; to be honest, he was first of all against all what his mother did.

Poland after the second partition was nothing more than a Russian protectorate, a mere mockery of what she was before. As people of the time described her: Silly Poland without Poznań! (Głupia Polska beż Poznania!).

News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]

Former PM Leszek Miller says he will pick Mateusz Morawiecki. It is because Duda - according to Miller - wants to replace Jarosław Kaczyński as head of PiS in the future. Thus, the president can't do otherwise ...

We will know for sure in the evening when Duda addresses the nation.

History / Recommended Poland's history books [186]


A very big Kościuszko statue in Kraków is situated right at the main gate to the Wawel Hill. It shows him sitting on a horse as setting off to the battle with the Russians at Racławice. It simply cannot be unnoticed by anyone approaching the main gate.

And since the Wawel Hill with the Wawel Castle on it is a must-see for anyone visiting Kraków (and especially for those flying over from the US), the question that comes to mind is this:

- Joker, was your memorable trip to Kraków three years ago real, as you claim it was, or was it fake as many members of this forum have long suspected?

Genealogy / Help Translating 1880s Marriage Bann (Chicago - Polish) [24]


Speaking of ancestors, and a on a side note, I have watched a documentary on the Vikings in Ireland yesterday. There have been plenty of documentaries on them lately on channels like Planete+, Viasat History or National Geographic, so I have become a little bored with the subject, but that one was really good. Amazing history showing a lot of Viking heritage in Ireland. The Irish people have now up to 20% of Norwegian ancestry in their blood! Also, the documentary showed several town names in the south of Ireland originating from the Scandinavian languages (one of them is Cork). And lastly, tremendous archeological findings from the Viking era in the very centre of Dublin!

Genealogy / Help Translating 1880s Marriage Bann (Chicago - Polish) [24]

An interesting story. I admire your perserverance in finding out all this!

It seems that the scribe heard "w Rościborze" where they had told him "we Włościborze". Pelplin and Włościbórz are quite apart, so he must have been unfamiliar with the latter toponym.

News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]

An interesting analysis of the political attitudes of the Polish PM in today's RZECZPOSPOLITA.

"At some point, he stopped being interested in the economy and became interested in the political power. And since in power, it meant in the position in the party. And since in position in the party, it meant in ideology. This was the beginning of the end for Mateusz Morawiecki ..."

The article concludes that Morawiecki is now ending up as a loser ...

Morawiecki. Twarz porażki PiS.

News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]


Polish election results are good for Poland in the first place.

News / Referendum to decide about exotic immigrants in Poland [545]


They are a new set of stooges which replaced the former one consisting of delphiandomine, jon357 and Harry. In this new set only Mierosław is British.

News / Referendum to decide about exotic immigrants in Poland [545]

The referendum in Poland: People did not want to be treated like idiots and they have just shown it.

News / Referendum to decide about exotic immigrants in Poland [545]

The aim of this referendum was not obtaining genuine answers to genuine questions, but to increase the support for the PiS party.

Thus it is irrelevant to discuss the wording of the questions.

News / Referendum to decide about exotic immigrants in Poland [545]

If the Opposition formed a new gov't under Tusk, would Tusk sell half of Poland to Germany and the other half to Russia, as PiS said?

News / Referendum to decide about exotic immigrants in Poland [545]


All the four questions in this ridiculous referendum were ones of the Soviet-style type:

- Please tell us who your idol is, and why is it comrade Lenin?

which is why so many voters listened to the oppostion parties urging them not to take part.

Off-Topic / Best posters [851]


Paulina, this provincial goose of Kielce?

Off-Topic / Best posters [851]


That "yet" in your sentence sounds ominous ...

Off-Topic / Best posters [851]


And you, did you have much much fun on that fake trip of yours to Kraków three and a half years ago?

Genealogy / Name of place in Russian Partition [4]

This is Zwiahel in Volhynia. The script is a confusing mixture of Russian and Polish spellings. The town was called Nowogród Wołyński between 1795 and 2022.

Po polsku / Staram się polepszać się po polsku :) [85]


Rozumiem o co chodzi, ale polski termin jest - jak sądzę - trochę inny. Nie wiem zresztą jak brzmi poprawny termin; ja bym użył określenia "błędy przeniesienia". Sądzę, że lingwiści używają też tutaj terminu "interferencja".

A jak "błąd przeniesienia" będzie po angielsku?

Po polsku / Wymiana jezykowa polski-angielski [19]

To jest językowo mistrzowskie określenie, to Brajanowe 'przypolakowanie', mimo że takie słowo w polszczyźnie nie istnieje. Bardzo celnie oddaje jednym słowem to, co ten Brian chciał nam przekazać.

Co do 'rodowitości', to ten wyraz bez wątpienia zyskał nowe życie w wyniku inwazji angielszczyzny na język polski. Należałoby sprawdzić jak definiowały go polskie słowniki sprzed ery tej inwazji, ale jestem raczej pewien, że nie podawały kolokacji łączących go z mówieniem w jakimś języku. Stosowano więc konstrukcje typu 'język angielski jest jego językiem ojczystym'. Określenia 'rodowity mówca' zupełnie nie znano; pojawiło się ono w polszczyźnie dopiero jako kalka angielskiego wyrażenia 'native speaker'.

Po polsku / Wymiana jezykowa polski-angielski [19]

Chodziło mi raczej o użycie przysłówkowe, a nie o przymiotnik 'rodowity' jako taki. Przysłówka 'rodowicie' raczej w polszczyźnie się nie spotyka, w przeciwieństwie do np. przysłówków: smakowicie, znakomicie itp.

'Rodowity' to zresztą próba oddania angielskiego przymiotnika 'native'. Tak naprawdę język w znaczeniu 'native', to po polsku 'język ojczysty'.

Po polsku / Wymiana jezykowa polski-angielski [19]

Pierwszy raz spotykam się z wyrażeniem: rodowicie mówić w jakimś języku. Ale jest ono nawet fajne ...

History / Recommended Poland's history books [186]


It is always interesting to read the history of a nation written by a foreigner as they look through their own nation's experience and thus can see things in another nation's history in a slightly different light.

The year of the original publication has probably something to do with the year of the November Uprising of 1831 as the Polish military refugees were warmly welcomed in Germany after the uprising failed.

Work / English teachers in Poland - why are they so unhappy? [89]


Possibly a much better idea since the concept of the acc. is simpler in Polish than the concept of the gen. But the latter occurs more frequently in the language than the former.

The order of the Polish cases in grammar books is taken from Latin, I should think.

Travel / Bilingual signs and notices all over Poland [20]


Not to forget that Silesian has quite a number of Old-Polish words that haven't survived in standard Polish.

Also, the Silesian of towns is considerably different than the Silesian of villages. The great diversity of dialects within the Silesian language is one of the reasons for not considering it a separate "language" by some.

In one of your pictures I can understand the signboard in Silesian (Akcesoryje na fajery), whereas I don't understand the version in Polish (Akcesoria party) which is incorrect Polish in my view.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


That 'perfect prevention' is bull$hit. But it's America's tradition to have a gun under one's pillow during the night. Let it be so and let them keep it. European tradition is different and we (well, the majority of us in Europe) simply don't want an American-style guns culture here in Europe.

Language / Having a really hard time with Polish cases [59]


The pattern "-ca" / "-czyni" is applicable here.

wychowawca - wychowawczyni
sprzedawca - sprzedawczyni
morderca - morderczyni
łowca - łowczyni

Hence, "kierowca - kierowczyni", although I have never herad anyone using this latter term.

Po polsku / Dyrdymałki o Niczem 2 [148]

Przypomnę ci tylko, jak lamentowałeś, że ceny w Polsce zaraz pójdą w górę, jeśli Polska wprowadzi euro. A teraz, jak ceny poszły ostro w górę bez euro, tylko przez działania PiS-u, to tobie już to wcale nie przeszkadza.

I nie sprzedawaj tutaj bajki, że inflacja w Polsce, to wyłącznie wina Putina.

Dania ma tak, jakby już przyjęła euro. Duńska korona jest związana z euro za pomocą walutowej kotwicy (jak niegdys frank szwajcarski).

Po polsku / Papież a sprawa polska [116]


No i dobrze. Ksiądz to ksiądz i może żądać tyle, ile mu się podoba. A lud podlasko-smoleński znajduje przyjemność w płaceniu tyle ile chce ksiądz, więc Tobie wara od tego!

Language / Some German loan-words in Polish language [17]


How did you work out this number?