EuroComRom – Kompaktkurs

Panromanisches im Englischen

Der folgende surrealistische Text enthält analog zum Deutschen Text alle  absolut panroma-nischen Wörter und zwar in ihrer alphabe-tischen Reihenfolge:  

John, who runs an aquarium in the arcade, was an archer, but not a very good one. After killing a neighbour, he felt the need to make auricular confession in the ear, called oreille in France and oreja in Spain, of his local priest. This brought with it the bonus of absolution, so he decided to return home across the university campus: here, he heard the chanting of the students as they demonstrated. Their chief complaint was that the Government was pouring out its cornucopia of funding in the capital city, but neglecting the provinces. There wasn't even a university dentist any more, and the dormitories, as the Americans would call them, were in very poor condition. Approaching home, he heard the dulcet tones of his wife, as she returned from work. Since the aquarium business was not very profitable, it was essential for her to work in a factory which made wrought iron. The ferric [chemical symbol for iron = Fe] oxide of the rust reddened her hair attractively. She laid a floral tribute on the neighbour's grave, un-aware that her husband would soon be a fugitive from justice. "Have (HABERE) you seen the television programme about early hominids?" she asked later that evening, as she sprinkled herbs into the soup.

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John entered the kitchen: his lactic allergy meant that he could not have café au lait or café latte, but had to drink it black. He was a bit of a linguist, which helped when he tried to understand the manual - the handbook of his French car. The mortal wound he had given the neighbour was a knotty problem. He would have to see his oculist to make sure nothing similar happened in future. Returning to his piscatorial business the next day, he noticed a palm-print on the glass of the shop-window. It might expose him to ridicule to complain to the police - and besides, what about the archery accident? He adjusted the truss that he wore for his rupture (rompere), and decided to demonstrate the Englishman's typical sang froid. After drinking a bottle of Champagne (he preferred demi-sec to brut) he fell asleep and was soon snoring sonorously. His status as a criminal - albeit temporary - seemed less worrying. Perhaps he ought to expand the shop, install a terrarium, as reptiles were becoming quite popular as pets. It would need extra ventilation, though. Still, if no disaster inter-vened, the increase in profit would enable him to patronise the vintner more frequently: IN VINO VERITAS! 

[William J. Mc Cann, 2003]

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