On Thursday 25 March 2004 04:36 am, Angus Leeming wrote: > Andre Poenitz wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2004 at 12:14:26AM +0100, Christian Ridderström > > > > wrote: > >> [...] That *is* ubercool... > > > > Just out of interest: I know this usage of 'uber' has 70 year old > > German roots as in 'Übermensch'. 'We' don't use it anymore so it > > seems to be a typical English thing nowadays. I just wonder whether > > dropping the umlaut is now part of this migration or whether > > 'übercool' would be acceptable English as well. > > Given the usual English ignorance of all things foreign, I don't think > that it really matters.
:) Well, I considered writing it "properly but without switching the keymap", i.e. as uebercool, but then I've decided against. I mean, c'mon, one can be creative a bit. If a newborn word suits the situation, why not use it?! :) And I'm quite familiar with the uebermensch word, that's why I could "invent" uebercool in the first place. I'm wasn't *that* creative ;] Cheers, Kuba
