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WCDT: 2397-2401 (4-8 March, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread

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HiFranc:

--- Quote from: WAYF on 06 Mar 2013, 23:40 ---[...]
Es ist mir so peinlich = "It is so embarrassing".
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A better translation would be "I'm so embarrassed".  In German people generally use "es ist mir" rather than "ich bin" (because the form "I am" would be taken to mean one is the emotion rather than one feels the emotion).

Method of Madness:
I think "this is so embarrassing" works better, "this" being the story.

Loki:
I am amazed by how many Germans frequent this forum.

Now because of all this talk of German and embarrassment, I keep thinking about the word "fremdschämen".

ButterToes:
After reading today's strip I immediately thought of this:
Iron Maiden At A Polish Wedding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knC743Nds4Q

KOK:

--- Quote from: WAYF on 06 Mar 2013, 23:40 ---For anyone who's wondering, I ran Ellen's lines through Google Translate, and she's really embarrassed that Maurice was able to beat her in Beer Pong.
I also learned some rudimentary German today. Knowing the sort of person I am, this one may come in handy:
Es ist mir so peinlich = "It is so embarrassing".

--- End quote ---

Maybe this is what she means:
http://ourvaluedcustomers.blogspot.dk/2012/11/to-her-friend.html

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