tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950508.post115764974160878929..comments2023-07-20T07:33:20.539-07:00Comments on Ancient Threads Spin & Knit: I'm veklemptAncient Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765719671383821629noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950508.post-43998316429849588492008-01-25T10:08:00.000-08:002008-01-25T10:08:00.000-08:00And now I read most of Americans write verklempt. ...And now I read most of Americans write verklempt. That`s better than veklempt. In Google history there are only 1650 results for veklempt and over 53.000 for verklempt. But you have to change that to verklemmt! :-)Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07071294474184458022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950508.post-18210332062075195542008-01-25T10:03:00.000-08:002008-01-25T10:03:00.000-08:00You are a little veklempt? I must laugh about all ...You are a little veklempt? I must laugh about all the German words like Zeitgeist, angst and now: veklempt. But the right word in German is verklemmt. <BR/><BR/>That means someone is a little bit prudish, don't want to talk about his own or others sexuality. Or if someone tells a joke with sexual content, then the one who is verklemmt, gets red ears and looks bashfully to the ground. It is from einklemmen=pinch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com