Zeitgeisters In Trouble
Well Folks, According to a friend of mine, Dave, I'm committing a German faux pas by calling you Zeitgeisters. Dave, originally from Western Australia, now lives in Zurich and has been learning Swiss-German for the last five years. He sent the following note, re: my standard blog greeting: Hi Mr Trivia, I'm not sure what I'm getting for Xmas but i know what you are getting from me: A mini German lesson (I bet you were not expecting that).# Dave's - Weihnachten Deutsch Lektion 1 It is: Der Geist (The Ghost/Spirit) singular Die Geister (The Ghosts/Spirits) plural Der Zeitgeist (The Time/Age-of Ghost/Spirit) singular Die Zeitgeister (The Time/Age-of Ghosts/Spirits) plural So you should start your mails with: Greetings Zeitgeister, By putting an "s" at the end you are adding an english conjugation to an already conjugated word. You could go 1 little step further and say for the Kaiser: Grüß Zeitgeister, I hope those special characters show up for you in 8 point He...