DW-WORLD: Impossible Is Nothing, Except Understanding Ads in English After years peddling anglicisms, German advertisers have rediscovered their own language.
If the advertising industry is a barometer of the zeitgeist, what does this say about the state of the nation? (16.11.2007) DW-WORLD: Berlin Word Doctor Puts Unused Vocab on Life Support Do words go to vocabulary heaven when they die? A Berlin author is out to find the most beautiful "endangered" word in the German language -- and to save other dying words from a morbid fate. (16.01.2007) DW-WORLD: When German Words Travel, Our Zeitgeist Goes Oom-Pah-Pah Why do Finnish buses take coffee breaks? And why are the Sarkozy and Bruni 'wed in Paris' ...
World Bank's Zoellick Warns of New European Protectionism ...
Iran expels German diplomat ...
Czech communist leader receives same award as Castro-press ... French always puzzled when they look at a skylight? It's because they use words of German origin, sometimes without even realizing it. (10.12.2006)
(Deutsche Welle)
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