From: Kevin.Bresnahan@f49.n134.z1.fidonet.org (Kevin Bresnahan)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.senior
Subject: Guten Tag
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 18:24:10 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:134/49 - The Student Exchang, Calgary Alta

Hi there Jenni,
Yup, I sure got that letter from the monitor or whoever it is. Did you see the one written in German. Well, I don't think it should be translated into English. I don't see a problem with writing in and trying to help you in German in the German catagory. It is German that we were talking about.  So maybe we better stay away from her.  Also, yes, I'm sorry that I had made a spelling mistake in the verb sehen (to see) but as a rule I had been following the beginner's German text book which I first used to le
arn German.  Also, I have been keeping track of what the beginner german students in the other side of my german classroom have been doing so that we can kinda follow their learning schedual. I have also been at times asking my german teacher before I entered something on the computer, so mainly it should have been correct. Also, if you read the letter to me from the monitor, you would have noticed that she said that umlauts (dots above the letters) are from old German. I sorry to say that that is the furt
hest thing from reality. I asked my german teacher today about it and showed her the letter. Well, she just laughed. If you do not put the umlaut over the letter which is supposed to have one, then it changes the sound of the letter and sometimes it changes the meanings. Anyway, I felt like writing back and telling her this but maybe I had better not.  Please ignore the statement about the umlaut. You need to put it over the letters that require it. Also, I am very sorry for the spelling mistakes and at th
e odd time word placement. As I had previously mentioned when I first wrote to you, I am not a teacher, I am not 100% fluent in the language but rather, I am almost done my second year of German and I have a current average of 93% in German 20. I am sorry for the mistakes but when I make them I will always write back and correct them for you. Anyway, maybe it is better that we write in the Senior High Chat.  I do recommend to you however, that you look into a German/English and English/German dictionary. T
hey are sold at almost every book store that I have been to and a good one to get is:
LANGENSCHEIDT'S GERMAN-ENGLISH ENGLISH-GERMAN DICTIONARY or (in German it is: LANGENSCHEIDTS DEUTSCH-ENGLISCHES ENGLISCHES-DEUTSCH WOERTERBUCH).
The only problem with these dictionaries is that they will give you at times several and sometimes contradicting translations. If you would rather not get this book than I will still help you in German as best as I can. You will have to be patient with me also if I am to try to continue, I make very few mistakes as a rule, and when I do, I will correct them for you. I don't mind translating the single words for you either and I would really like to continue helping you to learn German if you want me to. We
ll, again, I am sorry for the mistakes. If you would like, I will put stuff on in German over the Christmas break and teach you modal verbs and stuff but I would like to hear from you saying that you would like me to continue helping you. Anyway, I am sorry for the mistake and hope to hear from you soon.
 I just have one question for you. You said that you enter this stuff during your accounting class. What will you do when the semester is over? Is there a way that I can still communicate with you?  Well, I will enter a Christmas carol on another message either tonight or tomorrow. I enter all my letters from my home so I can continue to put lots of stuff in German over the Christmas break if you like and when you get back and read it, if you don't understand something, I will be glad to explain it to you.
 But I would like to hear from you again. Also, have you tried talking with your cousin in German? That would be good practice even if it is just simple statements.
Well, I hope to hear from you again soon. If for some reason you do not read this letter before Christmas I hope you had a good Christmas. If you do read this before Christmas than I would like to say to you:
FROEHE WEIHNACHTEN! (MERRY CHRISTMAS!)
HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
- Kevin Bresnahan


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