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Lynn Nothegger

@lynnnothegger.bsky.social

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Eingebürgerte Scottish lass in Germany. Writing. Translating. Riesling. Not all at the same time.

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · Nov 15

If I have one tip for people coming to Scotland, it’s this - slow down. Take the back roads. Don’t rush from the airport or the ferry to get up north.

There’s so much to see on the way. Here’s Forres, Dundee, Fife, and Angus.

A row of colourful beach huts face the sea. Two women are walking past, on the stony path near the beach. In the background you can see the hills of the Black Isle.

Dundee railway bridge is silhouetted in the rising sun. The sky glows orange and gold, reflected in the River Tay.

A row of cottages in a fishing village in Fife in the glow of the setting sun. They have red roofs and whitewashed walls - some of them are in the typical red stone that’s commonly seen in this area.

A small country road lined with autumnal trees and shrubs.

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 2h

My heartfelt condolences. And thanks for sharing this beautiful and moving poem.

Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 2h

As someone who has always taken on the accent of the place where I live - this is incredibly unsurprising. I mean, it’s totally normal, no?

My husband sounds Franconian when chatting to friends here, Bayerisch when on the phone to his cousins, and used Hochdeutsch with colleagues.

NPR @npr.org · 3h

In a rare study, two audiologists found that Taylor Swift's accent has, indeed, changed over the years, reflecting where she's lived, where she wants to go and who she's inspired by.

How Taylor Swift's accent and dialect have changed throughout her eras

In a rare study, two audiologists found that Taylor Swift's accent has, indeed, changed over the years, reflecting where she's lived, where she wants to go and who she's inspired by.

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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 5h

Please name who did this. If it’s you, give yourself 10 cool points.

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 2h

The most German Verein you ever did see.

Sarah Swift @s-swift.bsky.social · 4h

I probably first came across it in something by ETA Hoffmann, who was from Königsberg and went to college there while Kant was teaching there. I just googled Kant and "frug" out of curiosity now, found it in his letters, and remembered that there's a Gesellschaft zur Stärkung der Verben: neutsch.org

GSV

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 3h

Bet their meetings are a barrel of laughs!

Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 3h

The southern Germans take quite the liberties with the language!

Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 3h

I’ve never heard it here in Franken, or from my Niederbayerische mother-in-law.

Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 3h

Ha. Sehr witzig, danke!

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Christian Hindemith @ludichris.bsky.social · 3h

Der Unverbesserliche

Man fragte mich: »Heißt’s fragte oder frug?«
Ich sagte drauf: »Ich wähle immer fragte,
da man ja auch statt sagte nicht spräch sug,
was schlecht dem Ohr und Sprachgebrauch behagte.

Der andre sprach: »Ich werde draus nicht klug,
man sagt doch auch nicht schlagte oder tragte?«
Ich sprach: »Ausnahmen sind nur schlug und trug;
doch tug, rug, zug und wug noch keiner wagte.

Nun, wird der Zweifel, der bisher Sie nagte
und plagte – und nicht etwa gar nug und plug –
behoben sein, ob richtig frug, ob fragte?«

Der andre sprach: »Sie haben recht«, und schlug
sich an die Stirn, als ob ihm Licht nun tagte,
»verzeihen Sie, daß ich so töricht frug.«

Verfasser unbekannt

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 3h

Oh dear! They may regret not having googled the name before choosing it.

Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 5h

You have to scroll quite a way down before you find the actual reason that a lot of people are doing this - caregiving.

I’m going to guess that most of the people who do this would actually prefer 9-5 job, but few families can afford one person to be a stay-at-home or part-time parent

Cornelia Stenschke @supervisorin.bsky.social · 6h

#blueLZ #BayernEdu
Kennen Lehrkräfte schon 😉

The Future Of Work Isn’t Remote Or Hybrid—It’s ‘Microshifting’

Remote and hybrid work were just the start. ‘Microshifting’ is shaping the future of work by giving employees greater flexibility and control.

www.forbes.com

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Christina Clemm @clemm.bsky.social · 1d

Wenn der Staat Care-Arbeit anerkennen und bezahlen würde, wäre ein Großteil meiner Mandantinnen sofort raus aus dem Bürgergeldbezug.

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 5h

Yet another reason to be grateful I’ve got German citizenship.

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 6h

UK travellers should expect "four-hour queues" as new EU border system comes into force. Brexit really is the gift that keeps giving

www.itv.com/news/2025-10...

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 5h

I’ve only ever heard fragten.

Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 5h

Interesting. Someone said that the reason some dialects are so different is that they didn’t come along with various Rechtschreibreforms or language shifts.

Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 5h

I’ve only used it when I collapsed in the middle of the night. Wouldn’t have even thought about using it any other way.

Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 5h

Oh, maybe!

Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 5h

Apparently archaic, so you might get some weird looks!

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 16h

My daughter declared this to be ‘fake news’. She’s not buying it. 😂

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 17h

What? Ich buk einen Kuchen?

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 17h

The living room is still chaos, but the view from my bed is so much nicer than before. I now look out of the window rather than at the Ikea wardrobe.

A dimly-lit room with a chest of drawers beside a window. There is a lamp and plants on the chest of drawers.

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Kasia @scullingmonkey.bsky.social · 17h

The #Feyler #Lebkuchen Catalogue arrived today. And it made me very nostalgic.

Not only for #Franken where i grew up, but also for living in a country where small companies and family businesses can survive and make an effort to send you a catalogue each year, updated too

Nostalgia, a 🧵

Kasia @scullingmonkey.bsky.social · 18h

And, when did you last ever order anything by sending a postcard and agreeing by a tick to pay later? (dw they have an online shop too)

I remember filling out other orders like this, posting them and waiting weeks for something to arrive - the bill, or the items against cash.

A different time

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 17h

Just read the word ‘frugen’ - as past tense (plural) of the verb ‘fragen’. Never seen that before, and a quick google reveals that it’s old-fashioned or perhaps regional. Anyone know where it’s used?

Only realised recently that here in Franken, we say ‘frägt/frägst’ instead of ‘fragt/fragst’.

Ich hab mal in nem Kaffeehaus gearbeitet, in dem großen Wert darauf gelegt wurde, dass wir unbedingt Konfitüre sagen, wenn es sich nicht um Zitrusfrüchte als Basis handelte. Während die Gäst:innen natürlich weiter nac
"Marmelade" frugen.

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 17h

Haha. It’s me. Totally integrated, but I carry a tea bag in my handbag in case we go somewhere where they don’t have Proper Tea.

Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 17h

I think the book is out of print. I picked it up second hand a few years ago. Might still be available on ebay or second hand book shops.