{"id":4655,"date":"2013-06-11T14:14:24","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T19:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cloggie.org\/wissewords2\/?p=4655"},"modified":"2013-06-11T14:14:24","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T19:14:24","slug":"meaningless-guttural-sounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloggie.org\/wissewords2\/2013\/06\/11\/meaningless-guttural-sounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Meaningless guttural sounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nIt&#8217;s not too surprising that non-Danes may have problems with the Danish language:\n<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<object width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/qQkvqJJvR9U?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/qQkvqJJvR9U?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>\nBut hard hitting Norwegian documentary series <cite><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uti_v\u00e5r_hage_(TV_series)\">Uti V\u00e5r Hage<\/a><\/cite> focuses on the continuing crisis in Denmark itself, as the Danish too find it increasingly difficult to understand each other:\n<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<object width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/s-mOy8VUEBk?hl=en_GB&amp;version=3\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/s-mOy8VUEBk?hl=en_GB&amp;version=3\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>\nThe solution? Speak Norwegian&#8230;\n<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<object width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/eng5rJm9X7w?hl=en_GB&amp;version=3\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/eng5rJm9X7w?hl=en_GB&amp;version=3\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>\nHowever,  that has its own problems, as Danish journalist Anders Lund Madsen demonstrates, examining Norwegian swimming instructions:\n<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<object width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/tK3bog-O3w4?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/tK3bog-O3w4?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>\nFor the general differences between Norwegian and Danish (as well as Swedish), <a href=\"http:\/\/satwcomic.com\/language-lesson\">a handy overview<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not too surprising that non-Danes may have problems with the Danish language: But hard hitting Norwegian documentary series Uti V\u00e5r Hage focuses on the continuing crisis in Denmark itself, as the Danish too find it increasingly difficult to understand each other: The solution? 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