tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post2821643695832889607..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: Sprachatlas updateMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-38364202089379757752013-09-24T03:39:32.312-05:002013-09-24T03:39:32.312-05:00Yes, this always drives me crazy. It feels wrong t...Yes, this always drives me crazy. It feels wrong to have the strong ending after a determiner but the weak is no better. My sense is that this is just not a place for a switch ... I can talk about 'the restoration of der deutsche Sprachatlas' but not 'the restoration of the deutsche(r) Sprachatlas.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-58713368638758243592013-09-23T16:06:42.500-05:002013-09-23T16:06:42.500-05:00I wondered about German declensions when I edited ...I wondered about German declensions when I edited a book that contained a lot of German names and terms. I remember a reference to "the Deutscher" something or other and wondered if it should be "the Deutsche" instead, because it followed an article. Of course, the article doesn't decline in English, so I figured it was probably better to leave it.Jonathon Owenhttp://www.arrantpedantry.comnoreply@blogger.com