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Re: What's Your Favorite German Word?!
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Date: 
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 23:17:03 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Maggie Cambron wrote:
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?

Todd

Mine was always Augenblick because it was easy to figure out what it meant in
high school German class.  :-)

Maggie C

For many other Swedish citizens, it must be Öl (=oil), because in Swedish, öl
means beer. But not for me, since I don't like beer. :)

/Tore


/Tore



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  Re: What's Your Favorite German Word?!
 
(...) Mine was always Augenblick because it was easy to figure out what it meant in high school German class. :-) Maggie C (20 years ago, 11-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.events.1000steine-land, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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