Comments on: False Friends - anti-social / asozial http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/ German Quirks from an American Perspective Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:21:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: kk http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/#comment-3946 kk Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:13:44 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/#comment-3946 If your friend didn't agree to go out with you, you wouldn't call him/her anti-social. You would use the word "unsocial" or "unsocialable". Therefor you would use the German word "unsozial" If your friend didn’t agree to go out with you, you wouldn’t call him/her anti-social. You would use the word “unsocial” or “unsocialable”. Therefor you would use the German word “unsozial”

]]> By: kid yeah! http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/#comment-768 kid yeah! Thu, 22 May 2008 23:21:39 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/#comment-768 HAHA... that 'Zehnbauer' clip is amazing! I study near Mannheim and yes, some corners of that town are about as 'asozial' as it gets... HAHA… that ‘Zehnbauer’ clip is amazing! I study near Mannheim and yes, some corners of that town are about as ‘asozial’ as it gets…

]]> By: simi1983 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/#comment-739 simi1983 Thu, 22 May 2008 19:08:11 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/#comment-739 the problem works as you said the other way too. when i was about 18 and already quite confident about my english i made a complete fool of myself when i was at an american party. i just didn't know that there's a difference between "F****** with someone" and actually "F****** someone" :-/ the problem works as you said the other way too.
when i was about 18 and already quite confident about my english i made a complete fool of myself when i was at an american party. i just didn’t know that there’s a difference between “F****** with someone” and actually “F****** someone” :-/

]]> By: Robert http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/#comment-704 Robert Wed, 21 May 2008 22:44:55 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/#comment-704 I like the difference between making out and ausmachen. As a German speaker, try that in business context... :-) I like the difference between making out and ausmachen. As a German speaker, try that in business context… :-)

]]> By: Jay http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/#comment-699 Jay Wed, 21 May 2008 16:59:22 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/#comment-699 the difference between "asozial" and "anti-social" is because they are both essentially Latin words with two different prefixes, so it is not actually surprising that they mean two things that are not entirely the same. first post by you that i thought was rather pointless. but, well. the rest is great stuff, anyway. the difference between “asozial” and “anti-social” is because they are both essentially Latin words with two different prefixes, so it is not actually surprising that they mean two things that are not entirely the same.
first post by you that i thought was rather pointless. but, well. the rest is great stuff, anyway.

]]> By: Jens http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/#comment-689 Jens Wed, 21 May 2008 07:37:21 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/#comment-689 So, is there a difference between "anti-social" and "antisocial"? See dict.leo.org: http://dict.leo.org/?lp=ende&search=anti-social http://dict.leo.org/?lp=ende&search=antisocial Thanks, Jens So, is there a difference between “anti-social” and “antisocial”?

See dict.leo.org:

http://dict.leo.org/?lp=ende&search=anti-social
http://dict.leo.org/?lp=ende&search=antisocial

Thanks,

Jens

]]> By: Oelsen http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/#comment-687 Oelsen Wed, 21 May 2008 06:58:09 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/21/false-friends-anti-social-asozial/#comment-687 dict.leo.org says ungesellig for antisocial. Generally, try to avoid words with anti in it, they are stronger words than words with un- or gegen- . Subtleties... dict.leo.org says ungesellig for antisocial. Generally, try to avoid words with anti in it, they are stronger words than words with un- or gegen- .

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