Re:German for Programmers
by SideburnsOfDoom on Friday February 08, 2019 @08:30AM
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> some Latin doesn't hurt, "compassion" is just the same. "com" means with
English uses this "second register" to make words, which makes it harder. German and Dutch do not, they use the regular vocabulary. The classic example is scientific terms like "Carbon", ""hydrogen": In German "Kohlenstoff" and "Wasserstoff". It helps if you realise that "stoff" is stuff, material; "Kohle" is coal and "wasser" is water.
That's also the composition of 'sympathy', just that's Greek instead of Latin.
While you're right, I can't help but notice: It's important to know the difference between "composition" and "symposium" ;-)
Re:German for Programmers
by porpoisely on Friday February 08, 2019 @10:24AM
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And some ancient greek doesn't hurt either ( philosophy, philadelphia, telephone, etc ).
That neither latin nor ancient greek are part of the public education curriculum is a sin.
That is just the same in English. Although you probably need to remember a bit more etymology, and some Latin doesn't hurt, "compassion" is just the same. "com" means with and "passion" in this context also means suffering.