Comments on: Deconstruction Review of Fringe, Episode 13, Season 2, The Bishop Revival

By: Chops

Chops — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:13:26 +0000

For the closed caption, it’s worth mentioning that “die Seepferdchen” would be the correct plural. Also, I’m pretty sure he pronounced the vowel in “See” like English “sea,” rather than rhyming with “weigh.” It bothered me because I would think the son of a German immigrant would be able to pronounce his father’s nickname.

By: weakinteractions

weakinteractions — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:28:01 +0000

Don't forget the Prussian blue test for cyanide, nor the fact that Prussic acid (HCN) was the toxic chemical in Zyklon B.

By: cordialdeconstruction

cordialdeconstruction — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:53:17 +0000

I only even addressed the article form because I had closed captioning on and I noticed it conflicted with the spoken dialog, and wanted to see which was correct, which is when I forgot my German grammar from high school.

By: cordialdeconstruction

cordialdeconstruction — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:12:35 +0000

Thanks for the correction. It’s been about 20 years since I took German in high school, and nobody really speaks it on a regular basis in my family anymore. I wonder why the closed captioning used “die”.

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:13:52 +0000

Actually das Seepferdchen is correct. The 'chen' suffix is always neuter in German (such as das Mädchen, or girl).

By: Polite Dissent » Fringe — Episode 13 (Season 2): “The Bishop Revival”

Polite Dissent » Fringe — Episode 13 (Season 2): “The Bishop Revival” — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:03:07 +0000

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