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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
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| (...) My favorite words when I took German in high school were, strangely enough, Kartoffel, which means potato, and zufrieden, which means content. I think Zufrieden would make a fine name for a pleasure ship, don't you think? Adrian (20 years ago, 12-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.events.1000steine-land)
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| (...) That's easy: "Gruschteling!" Pronounced "groo-shte-ling" and defined as the sound that LEGO elements make as you swish your hand through them looking for the right piece. Originally posted at: (URL) and also referred to at (URL) Rick Clark (20 years ago, 13-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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| (...) My favourite German is Christian K ;)... oh word... well, just like Adrian, Kartoffel, that amuses me... As I'm currently learning German, I find a few words amusing or interesting, (even while recently being over there) 'Frühstück', which (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.events.1000steine-land)
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| Well, having just returned I'd have to say there are too many to choose from, but I've always had a certain fondness for 'Schmetterling', and 'bleib' just comes to mind for some reason... As for English, I've always liked 'crepuscular' for what it (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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