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RE: The German Language
January 17, 2016 at 5:42 pm
(January 17, 2016 at 5:13 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: It could be that "Build" used to actually be pronounced "bwild", especially considering both Dutch and German words for "build" have a u/w sounded letter in them.

How so? Bauen has no spoken U. Only if you take it back into medieval times. Back then, the "au" didn't exist and was pronounced as U.
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The German Language

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The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 16, 2016 at 6:47 pm
RE: The German Language - by Alex K - January 16, 2016 at 6:50 pm
RE: The German Language - by Longhorn - January 16, 2016 at 6:51 pm
RE: The German Language - by MTL - January 17, 2016 at 12:59 pm
RE: The German Language - by Alex K - January 16, 2016 at 6:55 pm
RE: The German Language - by Alex K - January 16, 2016 at 7:03 pm
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 16, 2016 at 7:10 pm
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 16, 2016 at 9:21 pm
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 17, 2016 at 5:27 am
RE: The German Language - by Alex K - January 16, 2016 at 7:13 pm
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 16, 2016 at 7:19 pm
RE: The German Language - by Alex K - January 16, 2016 at 7:21 pm
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 16, 2016 at 7:25 pm
RE: The German Language - by I_am_not_mafia - January 18, 2016 at 12:29 pm
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 16, 2016 at 7:29 pm
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 16, 2016 at 7:35 pm
RE: The German Language - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 16, 2016 at 7:36 pm
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 16, 2016 at 9:44 pm
RE: The German Language - by Minimalist - January 16, 2016 at 9:27 pm
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 16, 2016 at 9:48 pm
RE: The German Language - by Regina - January 16, 2016 at 9:41 pm
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 16, 2016 at 10:10 pm
RE: The German Language - by Minimalist - January 16, 2016 at 9:57 pm
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 16, 2016 at 10:15 pm
RE: The German Language - by Alex K - January 17, 2016 at 1:36 am
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 17, 2016 at 9:24 am
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 17, 2016 at 9:34 am
RE: The German Language - by Lemonvariable72 - January 17, 2016 at 2:19 am
RE: The German Language - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 17, 2016 at 5:42 am
RE: The German Language - by Alex K - January 17, 2016 at 6:57 am
RE: The German Language - by Alex K - January 17, 2016 at 6:50 am
RE: The German Language - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 17, 2016 at 6:56 am
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 17, 2016 at 7:22 am
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 17, 2016 at 10:07 am
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 17, 2016 at 10:35 am
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 17, 2016 at 4:33 pm
RE: The German Language - by Regina - January 17, 2016 at 4:23 pm
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 17, 2016 at 6:21 pm
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 17, 2016 at 6:28 pm
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 17, 2016 at 7:34 pm
RE: The German Language - by Regina - January 17, 2016 at 8:18 pm
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 17, 2016 at 9:20 pm
RE: The German Language - by Regina - January 17, 2016 at 10:32 pm
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 18, 2016 at 10:43 am
RE: The German Language - by I_am_not_mafia - January 18, 2016 at 12:34 pm
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 18, 2016 at 3:02 pm
RE: The German Language - by Alex K - January 17, 2016 at 8:42 am
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 17, 2016 at 8:43 am
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 17, 2016 at 1:15 pm
RE: The German Language - by Alex K - January 17, 2016 at 1:31 pm
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 17, 2016 at 1:49 pm
RE: The German Language - by Red_Wind - January 17, 2016 at 2:00 pm
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 17, 2016 at 2:04 pm
RE: The German Language - by Jenny A - January 17, 2016 at 3:11 pm
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 17, 2016 at 3:16 pm
RE: The German Language - by Jenny A - January 17, 2016 at 4:23 pm
RE: The German Language - by Alex K - January 17, 2016 at 5:31 pm
RE: The German Language - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 17, 2016 at 3:24 pm
RE: The German Language - by Alex K - January 17, 2016 at 4:23 pm
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 17, 2016 at 4:29 pm
RE: The German Language - by Redbeard The Pink - January 17, 2016 at 5:03 pm
RE: The German Language - by Regina - January 17, 2016 at 5:13 pm
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 17, 2016 at 5:42 pm
RE: The German Language - by Rhondazvous - January 17, 2016 at 7:11 pm
RE: The German Language - by Redbeard The Pink - January 17, 2016 at 5:46 pm
RE: The German Language - by Dystopia - January 17, 2016 at 8:56 pm
RE: The German Language - by Marsellus Wallace - January 17, 2016 at 9:36 pm
RE: The German Language - by abaris - January 18, 2016 at 11:35 am
RE: The German Language - by Alex K - January 18, 2016 at 1:12 pm

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