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Originally Posted by Drucius
"Makes out" means "pretends". Your verifying website is pointing out that the German declaration of war was drafted before the Russians are supposed to have violated German borders. It's clear that the Germans cooked up a pretext to declare war because war was what they wanted. Which is the point I was making, really.
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make out = pretend?? to make out an enemy means = to see/to recognize/to spot, it doesn't imply to make up = imagine or pretending/faking. The 3 incidents are recorded (German documents Nr. 629, 662, 664,).
dict.cc Wörterbuch :: to make out :: Deutsch-Englisch-Übersetzung
to make out ausmachen
ermitteln
feststellen
herausfinden
unterscheiden
ausnehmen
AFAIK the Americans even use this expresion in regards to dating.
That a war declaration is drafted before it is handed over I believe to be common sense. Upon the Zar's full mobilisation order and the fruitless telegrams between Willy and Nicky towards the ultimatum of 1st of August it is understood that the Kaiser had to prepare for war by the 1st of August.
Otherwise what be the meaning or sense of an ultimatum.?
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to declare war because war was what they wanted. Which is the point I was making, really
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That is your personal opinion backed by nothing and in contra to the Willy/Nicky letters and the whole recorded rundown of protocols and documents provided in 1922 and maybe you could actually start to read up on the numerous quotes and webpages given istead of uttering mindless bagpipe sounds.
Why should I slap a Pickelhaube? those are priceless artifacts and collector items
But nevertheless I find even a bit of priceless British humor in it
Anyway I just noticed Slipdigits post, since your reply post 156 clearly shows that this topic is way above your comprehension I will glady retire from this absurd theatrical display of your randomised blah, blah.
De gustibus non disputandum est.
Indeed it applies to your posting style and my interpretation of it.
Regards
Kruska