Have you ever sued somebody?

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Ich habe es nicht gewollt. 😎

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In the audio, they talked about exercises long with the word bank? Where can I find these exercises ? Thank you

Hello Suasan and WalterO,

Thanks for making the discussions here more lively and more diverse! :smile:

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Well, since we're giving opinions regarding the legal system in the States, yes, it is the system we live with and I often comment on the stupidity of decisions made. Can't take it too seriously or there would be endless frustration!!! Thanks for the website!

First, a couple of points about English usage:

It is not correct to say "less people." I believe the rule is that "fewer" is used for what can be counted or numbered, and "less" is used otherwise. So, one might say: fewer people, fewer grains of sand, and fewer hours of work. But one would say: less populated, less sand and less work. Also, "less bad" should be "not so bad" or "not as bad." Even native English speakers make these mistakes.

I regard it as unnecessarily harsh to refer to an action undertaken within the provisions of the legal system as "stupid." From the dialogue, I infer that the legal system in the United States allows for actions where the German legal system does not. In the US, many of these cases are decided by a jury, not by a judge, and juries (composed of ordinary citizens) often are overly sympathetic to what they perceive as someone's being the "victim" of corporate misbehavior. Yes, the example of someone's suing as a result of "mishandling" a cup of hot coffee may seem extreme, but within the context of the US legal system filing suit to recover damages is allowable. Knowing the potential for these suits to succeed, manufacturers post warnings of various sorts that repeat what most of us would regard as common sense. I believe the US has the highest ratio of lawyers to population of any developed country so we have a situation in which many attorneys are looking for remunerative work and because of the potential for a high level of compensation many young people want to become lawyers! Yes, this is not the system some of us would prefer, but it is the system within which we must function. Let's tone down the "name calling."

Hi Julian,

Hm. Sounds strange!

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Katrin

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Hallo GermanPod101.com,

Ich hatte in meine Nachbar trauen, aber nach komisch Ereignis, ich traue ihn nicht mehr.

(I trusted my neighbor, but after a freak occurrence, I haven't trust in him anymore.)

Viele Grüße,

jZ(Julian Zaharescu)

Hi Dacia,

I think what you are saying is correct. Both dative and accusative can indicate the object of a sentence.

Thank you for writing and please keep up the good work!

Katrin

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Hmm, I also thought Nachbarn was accusative because it is the object of a verb.

Is this because in 'Ich traue dem Nachbarn nicht' - 'Nachbarn' is dative because it indicates a person who is the object of the sentence?

Hope this makes sense!

Und danke für die interessante Lektion!

Hi Leung,

Thank you for asking!

"Nachbarn" is dative. You would ask "Wem traue ich nicht?" and reply "Dem Nachbarn."

I hope this helps!

Katrin

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“Ich traue dem Nachbarn nicht.”isnt Nachbarn an accusative:shock:

Hi Addie,

Thank you very much for sharing your story! I agree, schools sometimes want their students to do strange things.

And yes, you won't find many "ridiculous" warnings on German products. However, paper cups in coffee shops often sport an English warning that the beverage may be hot.

Again - thank you for your comment!

Katrin

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No. I've never sued anyone. I almost did once, but it was for something worth suing over. I was forced to sign a contract and after I learned that that was illegal, I tried asking some lawyers if what happened to me was in fact that...and they never responded (except for the one who told me he was on vacation and gave me the number for someone else in case it was an emergency...he never wrote back, though....). It's unfortunate, too, because the school that did that really needs to be sued for quite a few things. They do really terrible things to their students.

From the lesson....do you mean that there are no really ridiculous warning labels on your products? For instance, on curling irons in the U.S. there is a warning label that says, "Do no use while sleeping." and on blow driers it says, "Do not use in bathtub.", on blenders it says, "Do not put finger in blades while motor is running.".

Ich habe auch nicht geklagt. Ich denke dass es eine amerikane Kranheit ist. Aber begint es zu langsam England eindringen! Ich glaube in persönliche Verantwortung! Mann kann fehler machen.

Und der Lektioninhalt. Wechsel es nicht! Ich finde es ganz richtig zu Deutch in Deutchland sprechen.

Richard Gill

I liked this episode! the hosts that teach Japanese are just to hyper..chinese on the other hand..they are more insightful than the Japanese hosts.

Are they getting tired or sleepy?

check out those hosts who teach Japanese, full of energy and easy to follow.

I almost got asleep as I was listening to this episode...:sad: