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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove:
Merkwurdichliebe

I like the sound of it.

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Sorry, I can't resist, being a 'Kraut' myself :
It's "merkwürdige Liebe", because of the 'e' at the end. You pronounce the syllable 'ig' as 'ich', when it's the end of the word. For example in "Das ist merkwürdig." (="That's strange.") THEN you say "Das ist merkwürdich.")

There's no English word with the ü- sound, is there? It the sound between 'i' (as in 'fear') and 'u' ('your').

But don't worry: you can say 'seltsame' instead of 'merkwürdige', if you want to. Dr. 'seltsame Liebe'

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Originally posted by lem:
That ain't no Kraut name, is it?

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Lem, how come you started this threat and don't know that this is the german (or 'Kraut' ) translation?

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It's "merkwürdige Liebe", because of the 'e' at the end.

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Originally posted by lem:
That ain't no Kraut name, is it?

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Lem, how come you started this threat and don't know that this is the german (or 'Kraut' ) translation?

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Originally posted by lem:
"Merkwurkdigliebe"


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Merkwuerdigeliebe"!!!! (ue= ü)

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Originally posted by Pinky:

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Originally posted by lem:
That ain't no Kraut name, is it?

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Lem, how come you started this threat and don't know that this is the german (or 'Kraut' ) translation?

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Pinky-

This might help:
General "Buck" Turgidson: Hmm... Strangelove? What kind of a name is that? That ain't no Kraut name is it, Stainesey?
Mr. Staines: He changed it when he became a citizen. Used to be Merkwürdigeliebe.
[the German word for "Strangelove"]
General "Buck" Turgidson: Well, a Kraut by any other name, uh Stainesey?

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Aha. What's that? "*MASH*"?

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