Deutlich Deutsch Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Deutlich Deutsch



'Speak plain English'
was always necessary
because of the nonsense
that was always there.

But 'speak plain Deutsch' wasn't.
'Speak Deutsch' was enough
cause there was but a bit
of that nonsense stuff.

Now there's a lot of it,
'speak Deutsch' leaves much unsaid.
'Deutlich' comes in for 'plain'.

'Deutlich Deutsch' ist ein Zungenbrecher,
ein Bund im Mund,
a tongue-twister,
a mouthful.

So where nonsense causes issue,
'sprechen Deutlich'
ist 'sprechen Deutsch'.

Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: humour,language
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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