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Re: What's Your Favorite German Word?!
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lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.events.1000steine-land, lugnet.loc.de
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Wed, 23 Jun 2004 16:54:44 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Todd Thuma wrote:
I was listening to National Public Radio All Things Considered when a segment
was aired that had me laughing outloud.

Apparently, in Germany they are holding a contest for the German's Language Most
Pleasing Word.

Here the story at:

http://www.npr.org/rundowns/segment.php?wfId=1953191

So what is your favorite German word?

Hi Todd,

very interesting thread. It took me a while, but I think under the aspects of
sound and meaning I might give my choice to:

"Arschkrampe!"

But please do not ask me how to translate this into current English... Could be
against the Lugnet policy anyway. ;-)

(@Jojo: Was sagen die Grimms zur Herkunft dieses schönen Wortes?)

Auf Wiedersehen in Berlin!

Ben



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