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Thread #116859   Message #2513299
Posted By: Piers Plowman
12-Dec-08 - 03:34 AM
Thread Name: Mondegreens' cousins: Soramimis
Subject: RE: Mondegreens' cousins: Soramimis
From: Genie - PM
Date: 12 Dec 08 - 12:57 AM

'And "vomit" has entirely different meanings in German and English.'

There is no word "vomit" in German. "Womit" means "with which" and is pronounced "Voh mit" with a long "o" as in "woe".

However, English-speaking students of German are often amused that the word for "trip" or "journey" is "Fahrt" (with a long "ah" sound, however) and especially by the expression "gute Fahrt" for "bon voyage".