A Way with Words - Topic: Newcoked? Schlimbesserung! The Germans already have a word for it, though I doubt it will catch on. http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 RobertB on Newcoked? Schlimbesserung! The Germans already have a word for it, though I doubt it will catch on. http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p13519 Topics http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p13519 No, not catching on yet-- there are precious American references that do not preamble with, like, 'the Germans have this...' , and the 2 AWWW separate topics disagree on the spelling of it. This word might be half-way itself a whatever it supposedly means.

The other AWWW topic: http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/schlimmbesserung/

]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2012 23:55:56 -0700 Robert on Newcoked? Schlimbesserung! The Germans already have a word for it, though I doubt it will catch on. http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p13504 Topics http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p13504 Because it's too good a word, too hard to say, too hot, or?

]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:55:31 -0700 Martha Barnette on Newcoked? Schlimbesserung! The Germans already have a word for it, though I doubt it will catch on. http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p13502 Topics http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p13502 And spieramico, I'm fanning myself over "schlimbesserung." :-)

]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:45:42 -0700 Martha Barnette on Newcoked? Schlimbesserung! The Germans already have a word for it, though I doubt it will catch on. http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p13501 Topics http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p13501 Gracias, Ana Elizabeth. Heard that many times in Argentina, but totally forgot about it - thanks for the reminder. Keep 'em coming!

Bob, sounds like you've got the germ of a word game there with "Islamabad to Islamaworse." Hmmm... from Turkmenistan to Turkmenilaurel?

]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:44:01 -0700 Bob Bridges on Newcoked? Schlimbesserung! The Germans already have a word for it, though I doubt it will catch on. http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p13474 Topics http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p13474 Oh, and by the way:

spieramico said
....The natural tendency of idle hands and minds to improve a working system into uselessness.

I'm reminded of something said by Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert:  "To a normal person, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.  To an engineer, if it isn't broke it doesn't have enough features yet."  This is why people like me just have to keep on improving an initially simple program, or an Excel spreadsheet.

Sure is fun, though.

]]> Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:51:22 -0700 Bob Bridges on Newcoked? Schlimbesserung! The Germans already have a word for it, though I doubt it will catch on. http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p13471 Topics http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p13471 Ah, I get it!...belatedly.  I started out assuming that Guatepeor was some poor village not far from Guatemala, and just out of curiosity went to look it up.  But on the way there I suddenly noticed -peor; so, going from Guatemala to Gauteworse.  Still, I kept looking to see whether there happened actually to be a place named Guatepeor.

But the only references I saw were of the saying that ternuritanita quotes above, and while I was looking for a geographical reference among all the explanations I suddenly noticed:  Going from Guatemala to Gautepeor.  Ok, my Spanish isn't that great.  But in English it might be like going from Islamabad to Islamaworse.  I like it!

]]> Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:59:13 -0700 ternuritanita on Newcoked? Schlimbesserung! The Germans already have a word for it, though I doubt it will catch on. http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p13468 Topics http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p13468 Hi!

 

My name is Ana Elizabeth, a half-Venezuelan, half-Colombian, Mexican-born, English teacher living in Milan, Italy.

 

Well, I know Martha loves Spanish expressions... 

 

To describe a situation that goes from bad to worse we say: "Como ir de Guatemala a Guatepeor!!".

Hope you like it =)

Though it's not really as cool as NewCoking =) it just means to make worse =(... 

Still...

 

Love your show,

Ciao 

]]> Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:55:39 -0700 spieramico on Newcoked? Schlimbesserung! The Germans already have a word for it, though I doubt it will catch on. http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p9169 Topics http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/newcoked-schlimbesserung-the-germans-already-have-a-word-for-it-though-i-doubt-it-will-catch-on/#p9169 I just read a book that had a german word in it that was defined as: Making something worse through an attempt to make things better. The word is schlimbesserung. The natural tendency of idle hands and minds to improve a working system into uselessness.

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