Ashirr-Leigh Posted December 13, 2005 Report Posted December 13, 2005 LOL that's exactly what his friends are telling me. He'll be excited though Especially since I'm going to try to be up there for his birthday. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Aw! How romantic!
MarMar Posted December 13, 2005 Report Posted December 13, 2005 Hehe.. I guess I'm bending the truth a little . In Noirway have two written languages: the "classic": bokmål and a "new", made up from the different dialects made in the late 19th century: nynorsk (basically 'new Norwegian'). All children have to learn both forms in school, but I suck so much at nynork, and find it difficult (escpecially the grammar), so I really feel that my best laanguage of the two, nynorsk and English, is English <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Most people speak dialect, but the majority write in bokmål. However, there are the "fanatical" few who both speak and write in nynorsk tongue.gif Well, in Northern Norway or maybe more North-West Norway, they *only* speak Ny Norsk. Would they be classed as the "fanatical few?" I noticed though that they only understand Ny Norsk, and if you attempt to speak in Bokmal, they haven't a clue what you're on about! Over hear, if you go to a Norwegian class, all the text books say you're learning Ny Norsk, but really you're learning Bokmal! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Noe you're bending the truth a little. Nynorsk was made up from "all" the dialects, so people say that I speak it, even though I'm from the South West
-Ben- Posted December 13, 2005 Report Posted December 13, 2005 Noe you're bending the truth a little. Nynorsk was made up from "all" the dialects, so people say that I speak it, even though I'm from the South West <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually I was just saying what my experience has been everytime I'm there. E.g. I met my friends aunt, who said she couldn't understand bokmal. Now you say it's made up of all the dialects, which means she was lying. Actually, it means they all were lying! They all refused to acknowledge that bokmal even exists. Not that they even like you to speak Norwegian. They all prefer English 'cause it means they all get to practice.
MarMar Posted December 13, 2005 Report Posted December 13, 2005 Hah! Yes, I suppose Nynorsk is more spread in those parts "Danatcis" all of them
discodudette Posted December 14, 2005 Report Posted December 14, 2005 It's a lazy one for me tonight. It's my only day off this week!
Ashirr-Leigh Posted December 14, 2005 Report Posted December 14, 2005 Good luck, Becky! I went open air ice skating tonight.
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