Sunday, December 13, 2009

The English invasion

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The Liebeskummer thread drifted at the end into comments by me on the avalanche of English words currently hitting German. I think this top...
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

FIFA World Cup 2010: The 8 starting groups

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On Dec. 4, the 8 groups to start the first phase in World Cup play next year will be determined in Cape Town in a ceremony broadcast to the...
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Word of the month: Liebeskummer

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A combination of Liebe (love) and Kummer (grief, sorrow) that refers to the state of mind of people whose love life is not going well, es...
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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Word of the month: Angsthase

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Word of Month Index I had a good time two months ago with drawing a Pechvogel and a Glückspilz and decided to add to the series. Angsth...
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Saturday, October 24, 2009

More slants on language

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In the Sachzwang thread, we ended by briefly talking about Heinrich Böll's critique of language as a tool for overt or covert political...
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

FIFA World cup 2010 in S. Africa: Who is qualified?

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I created this thread to keep the soccer fans among my friends up-to-date on the qualifying rounds currently played all over the world. I co...
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Monday, October 5, 2009

Chandler--which novel is the best?

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On a different blog, several fans of Raymond Chandler have outed themselves, which motivated me to start a discussion dear to my heart: Whic...
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