"Knowledge Is Matt"
Translation for "Wissen Ist Matt"
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And "Matt" is? Mate?
Matt,is my name...That would seem,however, a logical conclusion.
Knowledge is mate.
It's a wordplay with the german saying "Wissen ist Macht", which translates to "knowledge is might"
"Knowledge is power" would be a more accurate translation of "Wissen ist Macht", just as a hint.
Thanks, now it makes sense. "Knowledge is mate" by itself was a pretty lame motto.
Is there a dialect of German in which "macht" is pronounced "matt"? In other words, is there a dialect where these two words form a pun?
According to the interwebs, it means - knowledge is power
jfmercer wrote:
Is there a dialect of German in which "macht" is pronounced "matt"? In other words, is there a dialect where these two words form a pun?
If there is such a dialect, I'm not aware of it. "Macht" and "Matt" just sound similar, there's nothing more to it.
Sred wrote:
jfmercer wrote:
Is there a dialect of German in which "macht" is pronounced "matt"? In other words, is there a dialect where these two words form a pun?
If there is such a dialect, I'm not aware of it. "Macht" and "Matt" just sound similar, there's nothing more to it.
A pun.
K-n-u-c-k-l-e-s wrote:
Matt,is my name...That would seem,however, a logical conclusion.
:lmao:
Matt = mate in German. "to know, is mate"
badenwurtca wrote:
According to the Langenscheidt German - English Dictionary ( for the young folks yes it is an " actual book " lol ) Checkmate is Schachmatt in German. Perhaps " Wissen ist Schachmatt " might have been a clearer statement.
"Matt" is the usual term in common language, while "Schachmatt" would sound overly formal. And "Wissen ist Schachmatt" just doesn't have the pun.
Kansha wrote:
According to the interwebs, it means - knowledge is power
Tha interwebs XD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKTH6f1JfX8
You might contact ChessBase to find out what they intended it to mean.
It is a play on Michel Foucault's book Power/Knowledge
Sred wrote:
badenwurtca wrote:
According to the Langenscheidt German - English Dictionary ( for the young folks yes it is an " actual book " lol ) Checkmate is Schachmatt in German. Perhaps " Wissen ist Schachmatt " might have been a clearer statement.
"Matt" is the usual term in common language, while "Schachmatt" would sound overly formal. And "Wissen ist Schachmatt" just doesn't have the pun.
--- Yes I agree with the pun part however I was going for clarity. On the formal thing I do remember that back when I was a youngster in the Black Forest some 55 years ago things were still very formal ( that whole " Du " and " Sie " thing for example ).
badenwurtca wrote:
Sred wrote:
badenwurtca wrote:
According to the Langenscheidt German - English Dictionary ( for the young folks yes it is an " actual book " lol ) Checkmate is Schachmatt in German. Perhaps " Wissen ist Schachmatt " might have been a clearer statement.
"Matt" is the usual term in common language, while "Schachmatt" would sound overly formal. And "Wissen ist Schachmatt" just doesn't have the pun.
--- Yes I agree with the pun part however I was going for clarity. On the formal thing I do remember that back when I was a youngster in the Black Forest some 55 years ago things were still very formal ( that whole " Du " and " Sie " thing for example ).
Yep, "formal" isn't on point - my fault due to missing language skills. I meant to say that "schachmatt" is a litte more elevated. Anyway it destroys the pun, and the pun is all the whole line is about :)
The Chessbase motto is "Wissen Ist Matt". How does it translate into English? I was surprised to not be able to get the translation by googling it.