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| Title | German Words around the World |
| Body | Kaffepaussi is Finnish for “Out of Order” – German Words Travel the World The German Language Council has published the surprising and amusing results of its international contest “Word Migrations.” Over 6,000 entries from 70 countries flooded in to the Council this summer, and the best submissions are catalogued in the book “Words that Emigrated” (available in German only). Some highlights follow below: Country Word Meaning German word of origin Original Meaning Finland Kaffepaussi Out of order Kaffeepause Coffee Break America Wishy-Washy Lacking a clear standpoint Wischi Washi Lacking a clear standpoint France Vasistas Skylight Was ist das? What is that? Japan Arubaito Odd student job Arbeit Work Poland Wihaister Whatchamacallit Wie heißt er? What is his/its name? Germanophiles can have fun guessing the meanings of more words with wanderlust with an online memory game and an advent calendar hosted by the Goethe Institute. Links: http://goethe.de/lhr/pro/mac/memo-spiel/index.htm http://www.goethe.de/z/pro/advent06/index.htm http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/06/07/EDGDOILM3B1.DTL%20 The Week in Germany. The Week in Germany from December 15, 2006. The Week in Germany e-digest (info@germany.info, 15 Dec. 2006). |
| Source | The Week in Germany |
| Inputdate | 2006-12-31 01:17:12 |
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| Publishdate | 2007-01-01 00:00:00 |
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