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Dok · 09-30-2001, 05:42 PM

Yes I did spend some time in Germany, but not at the time of the "Old German" referred to in the above thread. The "Old German" like "Old English" was prevalent in the Middle Ages.

There are different dialects in every language, and German is no exception, greetings differ in various parts of the country, Guten Tag in one part and Gross Gott in another, both convey the same meaning. We have the same thing, "Good Day" and "Howdy Y'All". And language is always changing, it changes daily, with each new word it changes, and then when politics enters into it, it can change radically and swiftly.

Fractur was the "Offical" German typestyle for hundreds of years, until Hitler came to power, then it was abolished, because it was too "Jewish". We as collectors can only be thankful we don't have hundreds of years of language changes to wade through.

Dok

09-30-2001, 05:42 PM	#1
Dok RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bermuda (Eat Your Heart Out) Posts: 1,626 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: DOK !! German Language Changes ? Yes I did spend some time in Germany, but not at the time of the "Old German" referred to in the above thread. The "Old German" like "Old English" was prevalent in the Middle Ages. There are different dialects in every language, and German is no exception, greetings differ in various parts of the country, Guten Tag in one part and Gross Gott in another, both convey the same meaning. We have the same thing, "Good Day" and "Howdy Y'All". And language is always changing, it changes daily, with each new word it changes, and then when politics enters into it, it can change radically and swiftly. Fractur was the "Offical" German typestyle for hundreds of years, until Hitler came to power, then it was abolished, because it was too "Jewish". We as collectors can only be thankful we don't have hundreds of years of language changes to wade through. Dok