I read blogs where retro is bandied around to describe things that my mum threw out because they were old rubbish. Clearly I don't have any future in style - which pleases me.
Du is the informal you - a friend told me the other day that although he and his boss are on Sie terms (the formal you) there is a convention of a working du when they're on courses or in groups where everyone else is on du terms. Back in the office and it's straight back to Sie.
I must apologise for a mistake: this is a word that I've only ever heard and never seen written so hadn't realised that it's actually in the plural - wochen. I don't think this word is correct and one should use flitterwochen
Hello Bilby - thanks for the welcome - I'm still not sure about the etiquette of replies; does one reply on the same thread or what? Anyway, it's great to see someone else with an interest in Scottish words and I've got Under The Kilt tucked away in my area, so to speak.
Comments by heidikraut
heidikraut commented on the word retro
I read blogs where retro is bandied around to describe things that my mum threw out because they were old rubbish. Clearly I don't have any future in style - which pleases me.
June 15, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word geißblatt
honeysuckle
June 12, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word nebelmeer
sea of fog -
June 8, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word discrete
when you mean discreet
May 19, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word head the ball
or 'heid the ba' as we would have said in Scotland
May 19, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word seelsorge
pastoral care; spiritual guidance; counselling
sorge - anxiety;care;concern;worry
seele - soul
someone who worries about the soul
May 14, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word looked after young people
children in the care system
May 14, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word working du
Indeed, bilby - in fact, I've added it to Modern Bolleaux too.
May 12, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word gettin' the messages
shopping
May 11, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word working du
Du is the informal you - a friend told me the other day that although he and his boss are on Sie terms (the formal you) there is a convention of a working du when they're on courses or in groups where everyone else is on du terms. Back in the office and it's straight back to Sie.
May 11, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word flitterwochen
german honeymoon
see flitterwoche for more discussion
May 9, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word flitterwoche
I must apologise for a mistake: this is a word that I've only ever heard and never seen written so hadn't realised that it's actually in the plural - wochen. I don't think this word is correct and one should use flitterwochen
May 9, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word whom
Seanahan - why do you consider it to be defunct?
May 9, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word trauerfeier
funeral service
trauer is sorrow and feier can be anything from a celebration to a ceremony - I like the idea of a sorrowful celebration.
May 9, 2009
heidikraut commented on the user bilby
Hello Bilby - thanks for the welcome - I'm still not sure about the etiquette of replies; does one reply on the same thread or what? Anyway, it's great to see someone else with an interest in Scottish words and I've got Under The Kilt tucked away in my area, so to speak.
May 8, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word skelped
spanked -
May 8, 2009
heidikraut commented on the user chained_bear
hello, I've just found your welcome message - thanks a lot.
May 8, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word absolutely (as a verbal tic to emphatically agree with what was just said)
absolutely
May 8, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word flitterwoche
woche is week - and the only translation I can find for flitter is tinsel
May 8, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word hoose
house
interestingly the german for house - Haus - is pronounced as hoose in Swiss German dialect.
May 8, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word away and shite
I don't agree with you
May 8, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word ben the hoose
in the back room
May 8, 2009
heidikraut commented on the list when-we-were-weans
thanks - I'm very slow on how this works
May 8, 2009
heidikraut commented on the list when-we-were-weans
in the back room
May 8, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word flitterwoche
honeymoon
May 7, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word lobscouse
in Bremen and Hamburg this is labskaus or lapskaus -
May 6, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word black bun
scottish cake eaten at hogmanay - fruit cake wrapped in pastry.
May 6, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word maiglöckchen
German - lily-of-the-valley
May 6, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word demente
is this spanish or italian?
May 6, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word fur coat, no knickers
all gloss, no substance.
May 6, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word pappees
see Papped
May 6, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word papped
as in paparazzi - perhaps the pappeescouldn't cope with too many syllables or maybe it was that extra Z.
May 6, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word users
as in health service users instead of patients
May 5, 2009
heidikraut commented on the user heidikraut
Hello - I'm still finding my way around but what I've found so far is handsome. Any other mutual friends here?
May 5, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word pundit
and now it's any talking head that appears on the telly
May 5, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word not yet competent
they mean fail but they're not allowed to say it.
May 5, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word stovies
Scottish dish created from left over meat and potatoes - the only definitive recipe is the one that your mother created.
May 5, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word frauenmantel
Lady's Mantel - Alchemilla Vulgaris
May 5, 2009