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#52: Jun 16th 2013 at 3:09:34 PM
There's a couple of different explanations that I've seen, but it mostly boils down to the fact that people in the Middle Ages couldn't spell.
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#53: Jun 17th 2013 at 12:49:35 PM
Why does German have triple consonants, like "FFF" in Schifffahrt?
Because it is a compound word of "Schiff" (ship) + "Fahrt" (tour/ride).
Another example: "Brennnessel".
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#54: Jun 17th 2013 at 12:52:26 PM
I know why (I studied German, which is why I am aware the word exists), it's just silly.
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#55: Jun 17th 2013 at 12:56:11 PM
*Shrug*
It's logical.
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#56: Jun 17th 2013 at 1:27:57 PM
Indeed it is.
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#57: Jun 17th 2013 at 3:56:39 PM
Why does Schiff have two f's? :o
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#58: Jun 17th 2013 at 4:08:12 PM
Because the "i" is short, a vocal in front of two consonants gets shortened.
And if you wonder why it has to be short: "Schi(e)f" means "tilted" or "crooked".
edited 17th Jun '13 4:12:55 PM by Lock
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#59: Jun 17th 2013 at 4:16:44 PM
So it's something like "misspelled", but worse.
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#60: Jun 17th 2013 at 10:57:55 PM
Lochness: Ohh. :o So why not merge Schifffahrt into Schiffahrt? It looks cleaner. :3
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#61: Jun 18th 2013 at 7:12:36 AM
1. Because German doesn't work that way.
2. "Schiffa(h)rt" would mean "type of ship.
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#62: Jun 20th 2013 at 10:55:03 AM
The amusing thing is, the I in Schiff still sounds "long" to Dutch speakers. A truly "short" I would be the I in Itzehoe.
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#63: Jun 20th 2013 at 5:02:51 PM
Lock: Hmm. :o
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Sounds about right. If only the Goths and the Huns left the Roman Empire alone.
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