Asterix and the Zungenbrecher

[KlaasBix]

Would be nice if someone who speaks both German and English can check this article for me

https://asterixthegaul.com/2025/12/aste ... enbrecher/

[idemix]

Would be nice if someone who speaks both German and English can check this article for me

https://asterixthegaul.com/2025/12/aste ... enbrecher/

Interesting! I never associated "Fischers Fritz" with the fishermans son. But it does make sense.

Nice article!

[WeissNix]

Indeed, nice article.
The gaulish fisherman has caught fresh fish in Lutetia, etc... tongue-twisting s***s.

If you are generally interested in the finer points of translation, I can recommend Hans Grassegger's doctoral thesis on linguistics*. Although it has been out of print for some time, if you are unable to find it second-hand anywhere**, send me a private message – German copyright law provides a legal route for works that have been out of print for a long time

* https://www.comedix.de/medien/lit/aster ... etzung.php

** from Austria with greed https://www.booklooker.de/B%C3%BCcher/H ... CPSxi01ZZh

[WeissNix]

While browsing your site, I initially thought this post was about a method of making coffee:
https://asterixthegaul.com/2025/11/aste ... nch-press/