tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post6905902515644007143..comments2023-11-10T23:55:11.147-06:00Comments on A Swedish American in Sweden: Critiquing Swenglish CritiquesHairy Swedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-92107385129710436982014-08-31T08:17:59.892-05:002014-08-31T08:17:59.892-05:00Yeah, actually in my speech, I almost always use a...Yeah, actually in my speech, I almost always use adjectives instead of adverbs.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-69934425198285650832012-03-18T19:21:27.204-05:002012-03-18T19:21:27.204-05:00@Andreas & @Hairy:
Yes, Hairy, you thought cor...@Andreas & @Hairy:<br />Yes, Hairy, you thought correctly, she should have said 'flawlessly', since she described how the children learn it (= adverb).<br />'Flawless' is an adjective, and adjectives qualify nouns and pronouns, while adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, clauses, sentences and other adverbs. <br />To her defense though, it is common in (spoken) American English to incorrectly use (woo, I split an infinitive! I'm so badass!) the adjectival form instead of the adverbial form, so it is quite understandable that she made the same mistake.<br />:)<br /><br />/LinnLinn The Pink Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777563570143050001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-88063595538188099192009-12-06T12:07:46.980-06:002009-12-06T12:07:46.980-06:00If we want to be even more pretentious from dictio...If we want to be even more pretentious from dictionary.com: "...all such words have undergone semantic development and are used in a number of senses, some of which can be compared by words like more, very, most, absolutely, somewhat, and totally and some of which cannot.<br />The earliest meanings of unique when it entered English around the beginning of the 17th century were “single, sole” and “having no equal.” By the mid-19th century unique had developed a wider meaning, “not typical, unusual,” and it is in this wider sense that it is compared: The foliage on the late-blooming plants is more unique than that on the earlier varieties. The comparison of so-called absolutes in senses that are not absolute is standard in all varieties of speech and writing."Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-3026657208987898782009-12-05T06:33:48.957-06:002009-12-05T06:33:48.957-06:00Since we're all being pretentious about the En...Since we're all being pretentious about the English language I might add that the word <i>very</i> in "Although, come to think of a eunuch would be very unique to me." is incorrectly used since the status opf uniqueness is binary, including no shades of gray. You can't be very unique for the same reasons you can't be very dead.JBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-91777340962272077552009-11-29T14:26:45.911-06:002009-11-29T14:26:45.911-06:00yeah its not something that I can stomach Ive deci...yeah its not something that I can stomach Ive decided.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-25163165171148877912009-11-29T08:32:23.295-06:002009-11-29T08:32:23.295-06:00I'd lived here for five years before even atte...I'd lived here for five years before even attempting to watch the Swedish version of Idol (since it's aired live there are no sub-titles to rely on) and found it to be singularly crappy. Really surprised me given the country's abundance of musical talent. I blogged about it here: http://shazzerspeak.blog-city.com/sweden_copies_us_tv_show_badly.htmShazzerhttp://shazzerspeak.blog-city.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-75568641793774709962009-11-29T04:59:37.620-06:002009-11-29T04:59:37.620-06:00@anonymous - oh the beach to bitch is a classic. a...@anonymous - oh the beach to bitch is a classic. and hilarious.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-29260123932792101132009-11-24T16:15:20.169-06:002009-11-24T16:15:20.169-06:00^ -S :)^ -S :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-37272687226503555902009-11-24T16:14:26.434-06:002009-11-24T16:14:26.434-06:00Speaking of bad pronunciation, my Brazilian friend...Speaking of bad pronunciation, my Brazilian friend always pronounces "beach" like 'b*tch.' That's a little jarring, and some of my Asian family members still can't pronounce Ls or Rs =P It's funny :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-56126469139712957362009-11-24T15:37:34.445-06:002009-11-24T15:37:34.445-06:00a meta critique if you will. and I really need to ...a meta critique if you will. and I really need to get a different hobby.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-72646357487876255082009-11-23T16:04:32.803-06:002009-11-23T16:04:32.803-06:00that last line about spending several hundred word...that last line about spending several hundred words critiquing a critique had me in stitches!deenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-72723601368087344682009-11-21T02:25:12.551-06:002009-11-21T02:25:12.551-06:00@Robban - then Im sold.
@Mamaya - I think the Swe...@Robban - then Im sold.<br /><br />@Mamaya - I think the Swedes have to take the blame for making it go mainstream.<br /><br />@M - she has a point about pronunciation being important. She does not have a point in saying that seven year olds throughout Sweden can do it and so an adult should have no problem. Languages arent that easy.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-56266797858457924902009-11-20T19:43:49.978-06:002009-11-20T19:43:49.978-06:00What? She has a point. To sing in English you need...What? She has a point. To sing in English you need to have an acceptable accent in English.<br /><br />I'll give you some examples since you can't think of any. :)<br /><br />Zara Larsson, 10<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnd5xfx21dw<br /><br />Mimmi Sanden, 11<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pFoOTnNgv8<br /><br />Both have a better English pronunciations than Reza.<br /><br />And last but not least let's not forget Kevin Borg! Winner of Idol 2009 - an immigrant from Malta who had been living in Sweden for one year when he won. <br /><br />And this is how he sounded during the "Swedish" theme:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pg4vgm4rB8<br /><br />And whilst Reza speaks English and only has pronunciation issues Kevin spoke little Swedish at this time.Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-92183002375631918212009-11-20T10:02:58.919-06:002009-11-20T10:02:58.919-06:00Oh yeah.
I have problems pronouncing/differentiat...Oh yeah. <br />I have problems pronouncing/differentiating sue/sew/sow/sewing. <br />Those get a bit confusing to me. <br />Well, I know what they all mean, but pronouncing them in the right situation gets a little difficult at times and I lose myself. <br />Good thing my husband is always around to translate me/correct me etc.Mamayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946633520467508873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-57818444233441546332009-11-20T10:01:00.491-06:002009-11-20T10:01:00.491-06:00I thought MTV was the one to take the blame for st...I thought MTV was the one to take the blame for starting up shitty reality shows with "REAL LIFE... (insert town/city name)"<br />Then the danes? for Big Brother.. or was it the brits? <br />Then came Robinson and then a tsunami of other reality shows, invading the tv-space.Mamayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946633520467508873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-79992404966393369072009-11-20T03:35:25.426-06:002009-11-20T03:35:25.426-06:00I should mention that it's not really a realit...I should mention that it's not really a reality show in the "traditional" sense, it's maybe more like a documentary series.Robbannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-73283286312205695132009-11-20T00:59:00.767-06:002009-11-20T00:59:00.767-06:00as long as commas dont count as grammar. I hate co...as long as commas dont count as grammar. I hate commas.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-74214882173761044812009-11-19T15:48:36.787-06:002009-11-19T15:48:36.787-06:00Grammar geek LOLz ;-D.Grammar geek LOLz ;-D.not undecidedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058430758679276980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-9626963640414794322009-11-19T15:19:09.072-06:002009-11-19T15:19:09.072-06:00your gunna hav youre work cutt out fer ya if ya pl...your gunna hav youre work cutt out fer ya if ya plan on editing allz my comments.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-86352568133547178492009-11-19T15:00:32.976-06:002009-11-19T15:00:32.976-06:00"Its fixed now though."
Ahem...It's..."Its fixed now though."<br /><br />Ahem...It'sBazarovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848319764175139423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-8978706265750692292009-11-19T14:18:10.198-06:002009-11-19T14:18:10.198-06:00@Robban – Im skeptical, but Ive actually heard a c...@Robban – Im skeptical, but Ive actually heard a couple of other people talk about that show. Maybe Ill give it a look see online.<br /><br />@Scriast – agreed. <br /><br />@E – Leth not make fun of otherth. <br /><br />Good work on the phonics. <br /><br />@Antropóloga – it is tricky. Lots of sounds are tricky. And thats why I was so shocked to hear that 7 year olds in Sweden are capable of perfectly mimicking foreign language songs.<br /><br />@robert – I think the Wussian Wevolution was easily the funniest thing I saw today. <br /><br />@Andreas – well first it was her mixing of the languages that in context just seemed pompous. But now that I think about it, I think she should have been using flawlessly there as an adverb. It describes how the children learn the song. The answer would be flawlessly. I think. Although I hate adverbs.<br /><br />@Mamaya – well the Swedes have to take the blame for Reality shows really when they started Robinson. More commonly known to Americans as Survivor.<br /><br />@Bazarov – you know, when I wrote this I knew I was going to make some sort of typo which would end up being commented on. I still didn’t care enough to edit my work. Again, really, there are better things to read.<br /><br />Its fixed now though.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-87278668669798660992009-11-19T13:59:10.513-06:002009-11-19T13:59:10.513-06:00"Which was news to me because in the past wee..."Which was news to me because in the past week I have heard to [sic] different Swedes attempt to pronounce unique correctly."<br /><br />You didn't, perhaps, mean 'two' did you? Since your English is flawless, I figured maybe you intended some meaning beyond my comprehension of the language, which, too, is flawless, or close enough for all practical purposes.<br /><br />By the way, nice Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr. slip-in.Bazarovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848319764175139423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-26855697975672363762009-11-19T11:34:41.700-06:002009-11-19T11:34:41.700-06:00Ugh.
Swedish reality shows that are really carbon...Ugh. <br />Swedish reality shows that are really carbon copies, atleast a half-assed try of a carbon copy of American/English ones. EMBARRASSING. <br />Throw in some half-assed english with the swedish, thus having them doing the whole Swenglish things, even more embarrassing. <br />Though I have no doubt that I speak about as awesome Swenglish as Victoria Silverstedt right now, having lived in the US for almost 3 years and little contact with other swedes around here. <br /><br />My point being. <br />Good god. Reality shows are awful, swedish reality shows are awful and embarrassing. <br /><br />and yeah, some things in english are quite the tongue twisters for me, but I can't think of anything at the top of my head right now, my husband needs to get back from his business trip and remind me!Mamayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946633520467508873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-20139025712576634862009-11-19T07:37:51.900-06:002009-11-19T07:37:51.900-06:00Help me out here....wht's up with her "fl...Help me out here....wht's up with her "flawless"?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365442998815282224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-68722883298631859682009-11-18T17:39:07.285-06:002009-11-18T17:39:07.285-06:00I used to have a Swedish coworker who always calle...I used to have a Swedish coworker who always called soup "soap". Result: confusion then hilarity.<br /><br />Vaguely related to thufferin' thuccotash, yesterday I read that VI Lenin couldn't pronounce his r's - a bit of a problem for the leader of the Wussian Wevolution.robert61noreply@blogger.com