“those which deal with outdoor Nature, in its softest and loveliest aspects–with meadows and forests, and birds and flowers, the fragrance and sunshine of summer, and the moonlight of peaceful winter nights; in a word, those which deal with any and all forms of rest, respose, and peace; those also which deal with the creatures and marvels of fairyland; and lastly and chiefly, in those words which express pathos, is the language surpassingly rich and affective. There are German songs which can make a stranger to the language cry. That shows that the SOUND of the words is correct”

And thanks for the offer to help me with German, but since I’m a native speaker of German that won’t be necessary

This post was quite amusing since my first native language is german (I am from Austria), and my second one is english. I’d gladly give you a hand in learning german, just write me an E-Mail (<– germanism) with your questions.

Also, german isn’t *that* hard. Sure, it has it’s weaknesses, but also it’s unique strengths. Also, unlike french, men who speak german are not automatically seen as gay.

I once heard from a professor who happened to teach german that “If you sound like you’re angry, you’re pronouncing it correctly.”
Well… there *is* a certain truth to be found here, I guess.