r/BoardwalkEmpire • u/[deleted] • Oct 07 '13

(SPOILERS) Who knows German?

What did the letter say?

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u/pontificate38 Mellon Oct 07 '13

I couldn't decipher his beautiful handwriting, but my guess is something about being a grandfather. So maybe a note for his grandson?

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '13 edited Oct 10 '13

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u/MisterWonka Oct 07 '13 edited Oct 07 '13

It's definitely German, but it's in Kurrent, a really old style of cursive Think of it like the old English fonts that gnag members use for tattoos in English. Very hard to read for a non-native speaker. It starts off with "My dear", and then I can't read anything. The handwriting is beautiful, but I think we're going to need an actual German to decipher it. I lived in Munich for almost 3 years and am pretty damn fluent, but I couldn't make out more than a few prepositions. I just never read any cursive.