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posted on January 13th, 2010, 5:35 pm

I did some research about that quiet interesting topic (such things are a hobby of mine )

Apparently the words 'über-' and 'Überweisung' aren't related to each other in any way (well exept there are german)

As RedEyedRaven allready stated 'Überweisung' means something like

"to direct something/someone, to show someone a way"

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For example in germany you can get a 'Überweisung' by a common doctor. It is some kind of certificate that verifys your medical check by the common doctor and his recommendation of visiting a more specialised doctor.
Basicly the common doctor sends you to a better one

In commercial context it simply refers also to some kind of certificate that authorise your banking institution to send money from your account to another one.

'Überweisung' can't be split for translation purpose it's a proper noun. So cash transfer IS literally the correct translation.

Now the small 'über/uber'

As you guys allready suspected 'uber' is inspired by the german prefix 'über'.
I supose it was introduced during world war 2 when allied soldiers were confronted with the Nazi's visions of the 'Übermensch'(literally 'Overhuman'), a kind of human that would be better than the usual ones (for those of you who watched Andromeda, the Nietzschean are such 'Übermenschen'.
(It reappeared in some way as Übersoldat/Ubersoldier in some FPS like Return to castle Wolfenstein)
Since WW2 'uber' was used as exaggeration most times in a negative way.
Apparently the neagtive meaning has vanished in the past years.

Hopefully it was a understandable explanation and helpfull/intersting

[navyguy]

posted on January 13th, 2010, 5:40 pm

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this is new to me is pay-pal the only way to donate. i know to do something like what you guys are doing takes smarts, also to create something, and then to see problems come up must be hard at times, like to be more to this community.

posted on January 13th, 2010, 5:42 pm

it was interesting, thx for all the effort.  :thumbsup:

i always knew of Nietzsche's ideas of Übermenschen, but i never clocked that the andromeda race were named so because of that. it's so obvious now you mentioned (or is that menschened) it.

[Anonymous]

posted on January 13th, 2010, 6:23 pm

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I remember The Skull from RTCW saying: The ubersoldat, the supersoldat ... one of my all times favourite.  German loans are always hilarious to hear. "Students have to write an essay to get a "Leistungsschein"". However, I'm considering a "Dauerauftrag" for all these hours of fleetops

There is also the notion "Weisung" which is an oldfashioned word for "Anweisung" meaning, advice or order.

[RedEyedRaven]

posted on January 13th, 2010, 9:18 pm

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There is also the notion "Weisung" which is an oldfashioned word for "Anweisung" meaning, advice or order.

Not only. It got a little quint in fact, but some people still use the word in the sense of "showing the way or direction".

There are so many words with more than one possible use that it's practically impossible to summarise them in single translations or meanings

posted on January 14th, 2010, 12:34 am

What if I wanted to mail cash? Where is a valid address to mail to?

posted on January 15th, 2010, 3:04 pm

you would probably have to mail it to germany, and it wouldnt be insured by default. you would have to buy insurance. its better to just use paypal.