Shouting at ur wife may get you a criminal record in France
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Has anyone read this madness?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-...
Another example of them wanting to get you by hook or by crook
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-...
Another example of them wanting to get you by hook or by crook
ks to her! What did you get, man?
WEHGuy said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Republik said:
ur wife? Am I missing something?
Possibly relating to the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur. So only applicable to those who have married a woman from there.anonymous said:
[redacted]
This. Ur is a word. It is pronounced "uuuhrr" not "yoor".
I did wonder what an ur-wife was. Perhaps something like the ur-viles from Stephen Donaldson's Thomas Convenant books?
I suppose reading the article below:
GoogleAnswers said:
The prefix "ur-" derives from the Old High German language.
Originally, it meant "from", or "out of", to indicate an origin, a
root or a beginning of something.
The prefix is still used in modern German. Adding "Ur-" to a noun
expresses that something was the first of its kind, standing at the
beginning of a long line. For example, when adding "Ur-" to the word
"Sprache" (=language), the resulting word is "Ursprache". This is the
common German linguistic term for "protolanguage".
Another example: "Urmensch", a combination of "Ur-" and "Mensch"
(=man, human being). The term Urmensch characterizes prehistoric man,
the beginning of modern mankind. He lived in the "Urzeit" (Zeit=time),
in prehistoric times (not to be confused with "Uhrzeit", time of day).
The prefix Ur- often implies that something is very ancient.
Sometimes, it can also mean that something has remained unchanged and
in its original state since a long time. This is the case, for
example, in "Urwald" (Wald=forest), which denotes a virgin forest
untouched by human intervention. It is also true in the case of the
German-English compound "ur-landscape". Note that in German, unlike in
English, prefixes merge with the original word to a new word of its
own, with no hyphen.
The prefix "ur-" can also be used with adjectives, though this is done
less often. For example, "uralt" (alt=old) means very old, ancient.
If you want to pronounce the prefix correctly, you will have to
pronounce it "oor-", like in "moor" or "boor".
The prefix "ur-" has no connection with the German "über" (note the
umlaut dots on the u), which means, depending on the context, "over",
"above", "across", "atop", including the meaning that someting is
overdone, blown out of all proportions.
It is hard to say how usage of this prefix will make you sound to
others. After all, it depends on what kind of people you are talking
to. I expect that educated people, especially if they have some
knowledge of the German language and the meaning of this German
prefix, might understand and appreciate correct usage. On the other
hand, using it when talking to a bunch of nitwits might cause nothing
but ignorant laughter.
An ur-wife might be the ultimate, ancient root of all wives or something like that.Originally, it meant "from", or "out of", to indicate an origin, a
root or a beginning of something.
The prefix is still used in modern German. Adding "Ur-" to a noun
expresses that something was the first of its kind, standing at the
beginning of a long line. For example, when adding "Ur-" to the word
"Sprache" (=language), the resulting word is "Ursprache". This is the
common German linguistic term for "protolanguage".
Another example: "Urmensch", a combination of "Ur-" and "Mensch"
(=man, human being). The term Urmensch characterizes prehistoric man,
the beginning of modern mankind. He lived in the "Urzeit" (Zeit=time),
in prehistoric times (not to be confused with "Uhrzeit", time of day).
The prefix Ur- often implies that something is very ancient.
Sometimes, it can also mean that something has remained unchanged and
in its original state since a long time. This is the case, for
example, in "Urwald" (Wald=forest), which denotes a virgin forest
untouched by human intervention. It is also true in the case of the
German-English compound "ur-landscape". Note that in German, unlike in
English, prefixes merge with the original word to a new word of its
own, with no hyphen.
The prefix "ur-" can also be used with adjectives, though this is done
less often. For example, "uralt" (alt=old) means very old, ancient.
If you want to pronounce the prefix correctly, you will have to
pronounce it "oor-", like in "moor" or "boor".
The prefix "ur-" has no connection with the German "über" (note the
umlaut dots on the u), which means, depending on the context, "over",
"above", "across", "atop", including the meaning that someting is
overdone, blown out of all proportions.
It is hard to say how usage of this prefix will make you sound to
others. After all, it depends on what kind of people you are talking
to. I expect that educated people, especially if they have some
knowledge of the German language and the meaning of this German
prefix, might understand and appreciate correct usage. On the other
hand, using it when talking to a bunch of nitwits might cause nothing
but ignorant laughter.
Nice...
WEHGuy said:
jas xjr said:
solution may have been to put "shouting at wife may get you a criminal record in France." 
Is it not sad that more people pick up on that slight error than the story?Pistonheads. Creative use of langauge allowed. Txt Spk ridiculed.
It's a cultural thing. You'll get used to it.
Ambiwlans
Don said:
anonymous said:
[redacted]
This. Ur is a word. It is pronounced "uuuhrr" not "yoor".
I did wonder what an ur-wife was. Perhaps something like the ur-viles from Stephen Donaldson's Thomas Convenant books?
I suppose reading the article below:
GoogleAnswers said:
The prefix "ur-" derives from the Old High German language.
Originally, it meant "from", or "out of", to indicate an origin, a
root or a beginning of something.
The prefix is still used in modern German. Adding "Ur-" to a noun
expresses that something was the first of its kind, standing at the
beginning of a long line. For example, when adding "Ur-" to the word
"Sprache" (=language), the resulting word is "Ursprache". This is the
common German linguistic term for "protolanguage".
Another example: "Urmensch", a combination of "Ur-" and "Mensch"
(=man, human being). The term Urmensch characterizes prehistoric man,
the beginning of modern mankind. He lived in the "Urzeit" (Zeit=time),
in prehistoric times (not to be confused with "Uhrzeit", time of day).
The prefix Ur- often implies that something is very ancient.
Sometimes, it can also mean that something has remained unchanged and
in its original state since a long time. This is the case, for
example, in "Urwald" (Wald=forest), which denotes a virgin forest
untouched by human intervention. It is also true in the case of the
German-English compound "ur-landscape". Note that in German, unlike in
English, prefixes merge with the original word to a new word of its
own, with no hyphen.
The prefix "ur-" can also be used with adjectives, though this is done
less often. For example, "uralt" (alt=old) means very old, ancient.
If you want to pronounce the prefix correctly, you will have to
pronounce it "oor-", like in "moor" or "boor".
The prefix "ur-" has no connection with the German "über" (note the
umlaut dots on the u), which means, depending on the context, "over",
"above", "across", "atop", including the meaning that someting is
overdone, blown out of all proportions.
It is hard to say how usage of this prefix will make you sound to
others. After all, it depends on what kind of people you are talking
to. I expect that educated people, especially if they have some
knowledge of the German language and the meaning of this German
prefix, might understand and appreciate correct usage. On the other
hand, using it when talking to a bunch of nitwits might cause nothing
but ignorant laughter.
An ur-wife might be the ultimate, ancient root of all wives or something like that.Originally, it meant "from", or "out of", to indicate an origin, a
root or a beginning of something.
The prefix is still used in modern German. Adding "Ur-" to a noun
expresses that something was the first of its kind, standing at the
beginning of a long line. For example, when adding "Ur-" to the word
"Sprache" (=language), the resulting word is "Ursprache". This is the
common German linguistic term for "protolanguage".
Another example: "Urmensch", a combination of "Ur-" and "Mensch"
(=man, human being). The term Urmensch characterizes prehistoric man,
the beginning of modern mankind. He lived in the "Urzeit" (Zeit=time),
in prehistoric times (not to be confused with "Uhrzeit", time of day).
The prefix Ur- often implies that something is very ancient.
Sometimes, it can also mean that something has remained unchanged and
in its original state since a long time. This is the case, for
example, in "Urwald" (Wald=forest), which denotes a virgin forest
untouched by human intervention. It is also true in the case of the
German-English compound "ur-landscape". Note that in German, unlike in
English, prefixes merge with the original word to a new word of its
own, with no hyphen.
The prefix "ur-" can also be used with adjectives, though this is done
less often. For example, "uralt" (alt=old) means very old, ancient.
If you want to pronounce the prefix correctly, you will have to
pronounce it "oor-", like in "moor" or "boor".
The prefix "ur-" has no connection with the German "über" (note the
umlaut dots on the u), which means, depending on the context, "over",
"above", "across", "atop", including the meaning that someting is
overdone, blown out of all proportions.
It is hard to say how usage of this prefix will make you sound to
others. After all, it depends on what kind of people you are talking
to. I expect that educated people, especially if they have some
knowledge of the German language and the meaning of this German
prefix, might understand and appreciate correct usage. On the other
hand, using it when talking to a bunch of nitwits might cause nothing
but ignorant laughter.
Nice...
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