# The official language thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic\ **Created:** [April 3, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524 "2018-04-03T11:14:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 37
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/725 "2018-07-15T08:14:22Z")
Cool! Neien / neighing That’s some clear etymological links there. My main point was that in Dutch, we use hinniken for 99% of the time (unless you’re a writer) while in English it seems whinny and neigh are both frequently used? (Not sure though - never heard of neigh before this forum) ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/726 "2018-07-15T09:26:08Z")
Whinnying is greenzen where I’m from (presumably “greinzen” in Standard Dutch, possibly “grenzen”). Neighing is hinniken. Dot storreke peerd greenst sachies. (That strong horse whinnies softly.) ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/727 "2018-07-16T14:21:11Z")
My colleague just made a really good Spoonerism: health and wellbeing \> wealth and hellbeing ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/728 "2018-07-16T14:49:25Z")
One of those things you´re really surprised you haven´t heard before! 😮 ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/729 "2018-07-16T14:50:03Z")
Indeed! ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/730 "2018-07-17T14:43:15Z")
“Ich auch” is german for “me too”, however I´m trying to establish the alternative I learned last night now. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/731 "2018-07-17T15:17:08Z")
(it was actually ‘mine too’) ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/732 "2018-07-17T15:20:15Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > (it was actually ‘mine too’) I actually forgot what it was about, but that makes it only half wrong actually. Zwo (I actually have no idea how many “o” that is supposed to have) is a rather rare word for “zwei”. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/733 "2018-07-17T15:22:25Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Zwo (I actually have no idea how many “o” that is supposed to have) One please: > **[zwo](https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/zwo)** > > Definition, Rechtschreibung, Synonyme und Grammatik von 'zwo' auf Duden online nachschlagen. Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/734 "2018-07-17T15:23:17Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Zwo (I actually have no idea how many “o” that is supposed to have) is a rather rare word for “zwei”. Yep, I knew that. 🤥 ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/735 "2018-07-17T15:24:38Z")
I was kind of wondering where you got all those "o"s from…but don´t worry I just found it adorable, that´s all. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/736 "2018-07-17T15:31:12Z")
And I was wondering why you were suddenly comparing me to people whose German is actually good… That makes sense now. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/737 "2018-07-17T15:33:55Z")
Was it right after that? I didn´t really want to correct you right away, but I´ve also been thinking of people who say “ringing” instead of “sound”, which I also thought was fun. Never mind though, it was still fine if you didn´t speak a single word of german. You know what is really terrible. My french. C´est grand merde… ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/738 "2018-07-17T15:41:18Z")
Aye. I literally just made it up for fun though. Worked out well that it was an actual word 😉 > [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > I´ve also been thinking of people who say “ringing” instead of “sound”, which I also thought was fun. In what sense? ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/739 "2018-07-17T15:43:31Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > In what sense? Because Katie said “klingeln” instead of “klingen” in that one german sound recording she made, and that is an understandble mistake, but funny because both words have to do with sound. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/740 "2018-07-17T15:47:39Z")
Oh I thought you meant in English (by people who aren’t native English speakers). ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/741 "2018-07-17T15:48:44Z")
Did you just call me homophonic? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/742 "2018-07-17T19:05:40Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Did you just call me homophonic? 🤔 You mean _phonophobic_? 😄 > [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Ich auch” is german for “me too”, however I´m trying to establish the alternative I learned last night now. 😁 Did I miss a post somewhere of @PiecesOfKate speaking/writing made up German (zwooo something)? I hope not a #metoo ? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/743 "2018-07-17T19:12:52Z")
Links zwo drei vier. #mezwo!!1einz ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524/744 "2018-07-17T19:13:21Z")
> [@Sushi](#): > > You mean _phonophobic_ ? Fear of sounds? 😱🙉 > [@Sushi](#): > > Did I miss a post somewhere of @PiecesOfKate speaking/writing made up German (zwooo something)? You didn´t and none of your business! 😛 [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524.md?page=36) [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-official-language-thread/2524.md?page=38)