Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org> >Date: Sat, 07 Feb 1998 17:10:57 -0800 >Subject: Re: [Leica] more Black Tape >At 06:12 PM 2/7/98 -0400, you wrote: >>>Yes, but it's imported. Imported from southern Germany, der "Black Forest= " >>>otherwise it wouldn't be black. >>>Jim >>Jim - >>Please - - *das* Black Forest. The Forest is neuter, not masculine <big >grin> >>George Berger >>gberger@his.com >Hummm... wouldn't it be *the* Black Forest. Or *das* Schwarzwald ? >Jim Jim, you got it right the first time -- it's "der" all right. Der Wald, der Schwarzwald -- believe me, I can see it looking out my window. In German there is no such thing as logic when it comes to the gender of nouns -- must drive foreigners crazy. French isn't any better for that matter -- there, la for=EAt is feminine! - -- Dieter Dieter Stoll D-72127 Kusterdingen, Germany dstoll@tuebingen.netsurf.de Home fax: +49-7071-38321