Random Questions Thread

Which German cities/towns had Boaritsch-speaking majority during WWI and the Interwar Period?

I misremembered reading that Münich was such, but apparently it isn't.

Edited by Nukeli on Jan 21st 2022 at 9:12:43 PM

Before we start, it's bairisch (the dialect) and bayrisch (anything else Bavarian). "Boarisch" is how one would say it in that dialect, but there is no determined standard spelling for dialects, so I would suggest to not use that. The city of Munich is München in German, write Muenchen if you don't have access to ü, but leaving the umlaut or placing it on another letter is simply wrong. Look for the modern regions of Niederbayern, Oberbayern and Oberpfalz and you're good.

According to Wikipedia and some other sites, Austro-Bavarian is a separate language from German and not a dialect, though. There are cited sources and all^note  (and there's a Bavarian wikipedia too, and as far as i've seen, only actual languages get their own wikipedias)^note  People saying that languageX just a dialect of language Y also makes me sceptical in general, because people also constantly claim that Karelian is not it's own language but a Finnish dialect, which it definitely isn't. I speak Finnish but not Karelian, and i can tell their resemblance to each other is extremely miniscule. I'm a Karelian who doesn't speak Karelian, and as a Finnish speaker it's 98% incomprehensible to me.

I know it's spelled "Münich", that was just some sort of a mix-up. I generally try to use the real names of places instead of the anglisized ones. That's also why i called it "Boarisch", because it's its real name.

Edited by Nukeli on Jan 21st 2022 at 12:31:29 PM

Linguistics is complicated, for sure. Primarly due to country borders usually not representing linguistic borders, and the different situations the dialect has on both besides (One of multiple ones in a country of 80 millions ore the major one in one with 8 millions, in that case).

Now to my question: Why would a 16 year old male teenager decide to frequently use Ibuprofen and what side effects could be expected from this?

Maybe they could have chronic migraines or something? I don't know much about the side-effects, but I do know that I'm personally paranoid about taking pills and that taking more than 6 pills in 24 hours can lead to stomach problems, intestine problems, or death.

What WWII handgun would probably be the easiest to modify to shoot pellets?

Well, excessive use can cause kidney and liver damage (like most drugs), but it takes either a large dose at once or frequent use over many years or repeated-over-the-recommended dose for months for those problems to become noticeable.

Also, it can cause development of rashes and make asthma slightly worse. (And of course, the mild internal bleeding that's prominently noted on the label)

As for why someone might take significant amounts, I was taking a lot of NSAIDs when I was younger due to mis-fit braces chewing into my gums and making it extremely difficult to function, so it could be orthodontic work. Also, some more severe forms of rheumatoid arthritis can manifest in the teens, so it could be that. (or as warjay said, headaches or migraines)

I kind of asked this question a long time ago but phrased in a way that I don't think got the point across. It's still a big issue and so I apologize for asking it again.

TLDR: Villain tries to be kind when explaining why he has to kill my main protagonist and his entire family (father, mother, infant sister). I'm worried that it will sound like he's gloating or just being evil when it's an earnest attempt at getting his prey to understand and even submit/agree.

'More Detailed Explanation: In my main protagonist's personal Final Battle he is being badly defeated by one of the villains. This antagonist attempts a "kind" approach to the situation by explaining that he empathizes with my protagonist. He gently asks the protagonist to simply give up and spare everyone a long drawn out and agonizing battle. He is going to kill the protagonist and his entire family, but he swears a solemn vow that it will be done with swiftness and mercy—-the only one who has to suffer is the protagonist due to the rather specialized way he has to be killed.

I'm trying to ensure this doesn't seem like Evil Gloating or some other mustache-twirling act of evil, but instead just sounds like what it is—-a sympathetic antagonist trying to empathize with his enemy while still doing what he feels is right.

Edited by Swordofknowledge on Jan 22nd 2022 at 6:54:58 AM

First off, how badly is the protagonist beaten? I remember that you said he has pretty strong regen powers in another question, so is there an outside factor that doesn't make the villain incredibly dumb for approaching him like this?

How has this villain been characterized throughout the story? Is he the gloating type?

Also, why is killing the protagonist's family a necessity for this guy? I assume there's a plot reason for that?

@ Altris:

• Beaten quite badly; I'm not decided yet on specifics, but he's been shot at least once and suffered multiple other injuries. The villain in question is approaching him so confidently because he has an ability to put people to sleep at will, so the protagonist is resisting that as well as trying to power through his other wounds. His regen only works under very specific circumstances, which he has no chance of making work at this point.

• The villain in question isn't an "evil" person as much as he is a loyal Knight Templar who sees himself as being a metaphorical "cog" in a machine that keeps the world peaceful, safe and ignorant. He takes no pleasure in killing others, but will do what he has to in order to protect peace. He's definitely not the gloating type and in this case is genuinely trying to bring the conflict to an end as painlessly as possible.

• The morality of it aside, killing his family has to be done because the protagonist's Story-Breaker Power will just hop to another member of his bloodline if he dies and they want to make very certain that never happens.

In my "dark pulp" story, one character's name is supposed to be "the Carmine Avenger".

Google translator says it's "Der Karminroter Rächer" in German. Could it be shortened to "Karminer Rächer", or would that be incorrect?

Why not just save yourself this headache and call him "Karmin", plain and simple instead?

Considering how many times you have asked this already, it is obvious that the full thing is not going to work out anyway. (And adding "Avenger" is just overdoing it.)

Edited by TitanJump on Jan 22nd 2022 at 7:54:49 PM

It's a different question, just about the same name.

If you don't want to take Google-Translator at its word, then just study in german language classes yourself in order to ensure 100% accuracy in using german.

You could also try and find a German-fluent translator who can give you much more accurate and culture-specific advice than any of us can. There's a reason we can never give you a solid answer, and it's because we don't know exactly what you're looking for or how good it'll sound in two languages. I'd definitely go that route if you don't want to spend weeks on Duolingo.

German is not my mothertongue so I could be wrong, but as far as I know "Karminrot" is the name of the color while "Karmin" is the name of the pigment (the coloring substance). So yes, I think it would be incorrect. Better to ask to a native speaker, though.

I remember that there was somebody in there who was german.

x8 This is mostly a tone question and requires careful managing throughout the story. Personally, I'd go with coolly professional for all scenes up to this one and then have him start with that tone, then soften it a bit and allow for a bit more emotion as he apologizes for the necessity of this and tries to reassure his enemy that the harm will be minimized.

This is pretty hard to convey in writing and is one place a good VA or live performance can carry a lot of weight.

@ ECD:

Thanks for the suggestion. The tone I try to set with this particular villain is somewhat like you mentioned—very curt and professional, even cold apart from when he’s dealing with friends. He’s actually much more vicious and hateful towards my protagonist in the beginning but he comes to empathize with him due to them sharing similar experiences.

The thing with voice/tone is spot on as well even if it is kind of a bummer. I plan for this to be a written story although there’s a large part of me that desperately wants it to be a webcomic. I think it’s best medium would actually be an animated series of *Castlevania* type quality but that’s just me dreaming .

How bad did your condition have to be to propably not get drafted in 1941 (america)?

I would assume it would have to be bad enough that your presence in the trenches would become a liability.

Not that bad. About 40-50% were rejected as 4-f (unfit for duty). See ( https://twu-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/11274/325/2013SmithTiffanyOCR.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y ). That article has a giant table of disqualifying conditions starting on page 167. From a brief skim, it does look like as the war went on, more conditions were removed as draft boards tried to squeeze out more recruits, but still, a significant number of rejections.

I didn't notice it said "pdf", and my browser always crashes when anything tries to download. Nice.

I'll take a look at ot with my computer at some point.