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#2 (permalink) Fri Jan 09, 2009 21:22 pm English words in the German language? |
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Hello Torsten,
I do not see Kindergarten above. It is a German word used in English. So, palpably, it is used in German. ;) |
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Happytofita I'm here quite often ;-)

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#3 (permalink) Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:04 am English words in the German language? |
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TD
There's a group of Americans with the surname "Klein" (or misspelled (Cline).
Klein = Little
right?
Mueller = Miller = one who mills _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#4 (permalink) Mon Jan 12, 2009 14:24 pm English words in the German language? |
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| Happytofita wrote: |
Hello Torsten,
I do not see Kindergarten above. It is a German word used in English. So, palpably, it is used in German. ;) |
Hi Mouhcine,
Of course you are right -- Kindergarten is a German word used in English so it's also an English word used in German. However, I'm more concentrating on English words that have recently been introduced into German. To a German learner of English it will be confusing if you tell them that Kindergarten is a German word that is used in English since it's actually the other way round.
After all, there a number of such words like Oktoberfest, Bratwurst, Angst, Schadenfreude and Zeitgeist.
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#5 (permalink) Mon Jan 12, 2009 14:25 pm English words in the German language? |
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| Prezbucky wrote: |
TD
There's a group of Americans with the surname "Klein" (or misspelled (Cline).
Klein = Little
right?
Mueller = Miller = one who mills |
Hi Tom,
Yes klein means little so that might be one of the few German words that are used in English. As you know, there are far more English words used in German than vice versa so you can come up with more German words in English I'd be very grateful because I could use that list in my training programs.
Thanks, Torsten
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