Denglish

"Did Deutsche Telekom really just call to help me?"

Help, I'm confused!

In the past, I've often been rude in articles and blog posts about the poor customer service offered by Deutsche Telekom. I usually felt a bit guilty afterwards — at least until my next encounter with the firm.

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schlecht

ein etwas schlechtes Gewissen haben

Begegnung, Erlebnis

Greek figs and the English language

Should I write to the Greek newspaper? If I do, my husband says he’ll write to the linguists at Oxford.

Sprachwissenschaftler

Nonsense on the page

Three reasons are often put forward for not using English terms in German: they are ugly; they are unnecessary; and they are often incomprehensible. But now English is guilty of a much more serious offence: causing the economic crisis.

vorbringen

unverständlich

Vergehen

Hit or shit?

Are there any good arguments against using English words in German? Yes, there is one. If people don't understand what you want to say, you should avoid English. Particularly if you are a restaurant offering a meal called "hit of the day".

The limits of tolerance

Many people have a very emotional reaction to English words in German. Me, too — but that doesn’t mean I’m right .

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