QUOTE(Zylbath @ Apr 18 2009, 07:31 AM)
Haha, is our accent half of the strongness of the russian one? Or isn't comperable?
But I still haven't got an answer for what to say for leave-taking ^^
Yes, it's not as strong as the usual Russian one... half sounds about right. :-) It's milder because German is closer to English, I think... do the Swedes or Dutch who speak German have a noticeable accent? And sorry, I forgot to answer your question!!
"Goodbye" (or "good day"/"have a good day") , "bye", and "see you later" (or just "later") are all pretty common. I also see "cheers" and "ciao" used on forums a fair amount. Or, if you're writing a letter or post, you can just end in your name, like I see you doing above; you could also add "sincerely" (like "Sincerely, -Kevin") or anything else that seems appropriate.
I hope this is at least a little helpful. I've always felt English lacked good farewell terms. "Auf wiedersehan" or "tschuss" is much better!
This post has been edited by Vilhjalmr: Apr 20 2009, 03:14 AM