Languages

#8 - lordlolland#123 on commentsRank#123

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(06/17/2014)[-]

Ah, the languages of the Nordics.

Few people realize this, but Norwegians actually speak a language that is far closer to old Danish than Norwegian, while people on Iceland actually speak something close to old Norwegian.
Little FennoSwede is holding on to his uncle Finland because FennoSwedes are Finns who speak Swedish.

Though, you could really just say Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and to some extend Icelandic (But not Finnish) are nothing more than different dialects, seeing as we understand each other if we talk reeeeaaaaly slow and clear.

And it will of course never not be funny how some Americans treat British like a completely different language.
Sure, some words are different and it’s a different accent, but try coming to Europe. We’ll show you what “different language” means. ;)
-Humon
satwcomic.com/what-did-you-say

#9 to #8 - fennoswede

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(06/17/2014)[-]

kek

#12 to #8 - boomerpyro

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(06/17/2014)[-]

i know right, danish is easy to read, but their pronunciation kills me
their number system horrifies me

#21 to #12 - lordlolland#123 on commentsRank#123

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(06/18/2014)[-]

After we lost our navy and Norway within 5 years of one another in the early 19th century, Danes feared an invasion and therefore came up with a number system so confusing and terrifying that no invader could possibly stand to occupy us for more than a handful of years without going completely and utterly mad.
I am of course joking, if you want a real explanation for our number madness you need only look in the spoiler thingy.

The Danish names for tens from 50 and upwards are based on two things;
The "snes", "score" in English, which is an old name for 20
An old way of indicating that a number include a half, when you say "half third" what you mean is two units plus half of the third unit, making half third = 2.5, half fourth = 3.5, and so on and so forth. This method is practically never used in modern Danish with the exception of Halvanden (half second) where the v have gone silent.

Halvdreds (50) is short for "halv tredje snese" meaning "half of the third score", thus making it (20*2)+(20*0.5) = 50
Treds (60) is short for "tre snese" meaning "three scores" so its simply 20*3 = 60
And so on.

#34 to #21 - testaburger

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(06/18/2014)[-]

God damnit lolland.
I just explained this **** and you already did it

#35 to #34 - lordlolland#123 on commentsRank#123

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(06/18/2014)[-]

Ehh... Sorry?

#83 to #12 - anon id: 7ac01d1b

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(06/18/2014)[-]

Swede here, I work at the last stop for casted goods at a foundry and this means I get the pleasure of talking to Danish "hillbilly" truckers ever so often, it's always an uncomfortable conversation.

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#32 to #12 - anon id: 7aee5f7e

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(06/18/2014)[-]

I ******* lost it at 50

#67 to #8 - Pena

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(06/18/2014)[-]

Fun fact: almost all finnish nouns have over 2000 word-forms.
For example, all the word-forms for the word "kauppa" (shop) can be seen here:

www.ling.helsinki.fi/~fkarlsso/genkau2.html

"kauppoinennekinkohan" This form, for example, translates to "with your shops also, I wonder"

Finns can save so much pencils by smashing many words into one instead.

#79 to #8 - mcwachner

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(06/18/2014)[-]

All hail Lord of Lolland! Except for the Nakskov part!

#38 to #8 - anon id: 5caafff0

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(06/18/2014)[-]

Well, Norway have 3 official languages. It's "Sappmi" the language of the guys who where there in the first place (think about 30k can use it). "Nynorsk" is used by about 10-15% (do NOT quote me on that one) and is quite alot similar to how people expressed themselves a long time ago, though modernized. And the majority "bokmål" (means language of the book) wich is based upon the danish writing that the upper classes had during the occupation, though this is also very modernized.

#86 to #38 - chiefbonebiter

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(06/18/2014)[-]

"Nynorsk is used by about 10-15%" - anonymous

#16 to #8 - lfunnymanl

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(06/18/2014)[-]

same with latin based languages

#50 to #8 - captnnorway

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(06/18/2014)[-]

Swedish is pretty straight forward, some words are a bit weird and might mean other things in Swedish than in Norwegian. You really have to listen to understand Danish though, how'd they slaughtered their language like that is beyond me. Well actually, perhaps it was to sounds more french

But islandic is nothing like the current Norwegian. I don't think I could understand them unless someone had told me previously what they were about to say.

#53 to #50 - MercurySenshi

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(06/18/2014)[-]

Later he gets darker but only because the people who live i the USA are darker. Minorities are getting bigger so his skin gets darker.

#55 to #53 - MercurySenshi

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(06/18/2014)[-]

****. This was supposed to go to the thread under this.

#54 to #53 - captnnorway

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(06/18/2014)[-]

wha... uhm... ehh? I don't, I can't. How is this related?

#13 - anon id: 1cbd23c5

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(06/18/2014)[-]

i wonder why the america in this comic (not this specific comic but in other comics of this series) america is brown and blonde hair

who has darker skin and blonde hair

logic 101

#14 to #13 - achphoenix

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(06/18/2014)[-]

his skin only became darker after obama became president

#57 to #14 - kilotech

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(06/18/2014)[-]

if you go to the old comics she says in a description "America will now be tanned to represent the Latino and black immigrants"

#28 to #14 - anon id: a9646162

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(06/18/2014)[-]

also, Humon drew this comic in a slightly minimalist style

#23 to #13 - almostninja

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(06/18/2014)[-]

It's a reference to tanning you anonymous *******

#87 to #13 - stalini

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(06/18/2014)[-]

The person who draws this is a retarded libtard woman

#22 - zzRedzz

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(06/18/2014)[-]

As a man with little to no geographical/political/cultural knowledge whatsoever, I would just like to say that I have no idea what's going on

#24 to #22 - almostninja

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(06/18/2014)[-]

The top shows scandinavian countries sharing languages.

America says they should get there own language, and his speech bubble shows that he's speaking "American". Britain sees the bubble and comments because english actually belongs to him.

#92 to #24 - anon id: 627fc69e

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(06/18/2014)[-]

English belongs to everyone who speaks it. It's not like we could just make a up a new language when we stopped being part of England. Well, we could have, but that's just silly.

#25 to #24 - zzRedzz

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(06/18/2014)[-]

I thought America belonged to China

#26 to #25 - almostninja

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(06/18/2014)[-]

~~You'll keep you're ****** mouth shut about that if you know what's good for you~~

#27 to #26 - zzRedzz

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(06/18/2014)[-]

#49 to #27 - alstorp

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(06/18/2014)[-]

I've never seen a reaction pic been used that perfectly.

#71 to #27 - mortolife

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(06/18/2014)[-]

******* Dark Sauce.

¨Yes, Kill more bosses¨

#109 to #71 - popnotes

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(06/18/2014)[-]

*Yeth
*Bothhes

#110 to #109 - mortolife

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(06/18/2014)[-]

Indeed, my mistake.

#111 to #110 - popnotes

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(06/18/2014)[-]

hue

#29 to #27 - crazylance

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(06/18/2014)[-]

Perfect reaction pic is perfect.

Taken.

#46 - konradkurze

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(06/18/2014)[-]

#106 to #46 - skomakernikolai

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(06/18/2014)[-]

This... This is true.

#96 to #46 - schmitty

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(06/18/2014)[-]

On the real though, America is slowly starting to develop its own language. My dad's friend had some family over recently, they're English but living in Switzerland. One of the main comments they had about Americans speaking is that we speak rather quickly and tend to sort of jumble our words together. I know this tends to happen in other countries too, but we were still speaking English and they were having a difficult time sometimes understanding people here. I think its pretty cool that we might get to see a new language develop in our own lifetime.

#117 to #96 - konradkurze

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(06/18/2014)[-]

could be worse
some australians speak so fast its like theyre saying one big word

#42 - swagloon

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(06/18/2014)[-]

#43 to #42 - swagloon

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(06/18/2014)[-]

Looks like you'll have to enlarge.

#80 to #42 - mcwachner

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(06/18/2014)[-]

#REKT

#68 - spacehawk

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(06/18/2014)[-]

Finnish is similar to Scandinavian like English is similar to Korean It isn't Pic kinda related

#72 to #68 - zaiopeperse

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(06/18/2014)[-]

best thing I could find was ice tea

Let's go for the word "Sugar"

Danish: Sukker
Swedish: Söcker
Norwegian: Sukker
Finnish: Sokeri

"Sourness retardant"

DK: Surhedsregulerende middel
SE: Surhetsreglerande medel
NO: Surhetsregulerende middel
FI: Happamuudensäätöaine

I can keep going if you want me to

#70 to #68 - zaiopeperse

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(06/18/2014)[-]

Basically, yes. Let me find something with Finnish instructions and I'll type that **** down and compare it to the other languages. Also, old norwgian, the thing they speak in Iceland is pretty much the same thing but objectively easier to understand

#20 - jackmanagan

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(06/18/2014)[-]

#84 to #20 - anon id: 7ac01d1b

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(06/18/2014)[-]

#47 - kuci

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(06/18/2014)[-]

"Viking guys"

Finland...

No

#59 to #47 - angelious#375 on commentsRank#375

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(06/18/2014)[-]

america is portrayed as ignorant in the comics

#30 - herecomesjohnny

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(06/18/2014)[-]

hey does canada call england dad too in these?

#41 to #30 - swagloon

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(06/18/2014)[-]

Yes. But at the same time everyone calls everyone brother and sister in these comics. But have a comic of England and his kids.

#58 to #41 - kilotech

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(06/18/2014)[-]

not true, family tree is more or less there are many exceptions but they follow a similar order

country--opposite gender of country
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colonies--other colonies
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subgroups blacks and immigrants

#51 to #41 - jimandtonic

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(06/18/2014)[-]

yeah this guy grayson perry is often on comedy panels like have i got news for you, funny bloke