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Are you a Morgenmuffel?

Posted on July 19, 2012 by suzykewct

From Deutsche Welle’s ongoing feature of weird German words. There are days when I could qualify as a morgenmuffel. How about you?

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More nifty German words

Posted on May 30, 2012 by suzykewct

A recent addition in Deutsche Welle’s ‘word of the week’ – their word for domestic damage control after ”a few”  – Drachenfutter. (e.g., Andy Capp making excuses to Flo after a long  night at the pub). The newest one is … Continue reading →

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