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| Contentid | 3263 |
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| Title | German's Imported Words |
| Body | Germany is not only exporting its words; today's spoken German is peppered with new words of foreign origins. What do the words leisure wear, special offers and finger food have in common? They are all finding their way into the German language, especially into the vocabulary of younger speakers. Words such as latte macchiato are becoming the hip replacement to German standards such as Milchkaffee. Sometimes a word or two may have to be explained, but seersucker is the in replacement to the unhip and more of a mouthful leichte Hemden aus reiner Kräuselkreppbaumwolle. Show your students how language is a living, evolving part of our lives with this Schöner Schein Sprachbar. Read the complete article at: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1609308,00.html Germany in Class June/July 2005. info@germany.info (17 June 2005). |
| Source | Germany in Class - June/July 2005 |
| Inputdate | 2005-07-02 12:46:00 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2005-07-02 12:46:00 |
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| Publishdate | 2005-07-04 00:00:00 |
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