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RE: Learning German, advice or help appreciated!
September 10, 2015 at 4:01 pm
(This post was last modified: September 10, 2015 at 4:08 pm by Alex K.)
Oh, a further source of confusion: Hochdeutsch can refer to Standard German, or to geographically High German, which is what is spoken south of the machen maken isogloss I mentioned before (which runs in my backyard, almost literally).
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RE: Learning German, advice or help appreciated!
September 10, 2015 at 4:26 pm
Hence the name, I suppose!
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RE: Learning German, advice or help appreciated!
September 11, 2015 at 2:39 pm
Uncle K, that is hilarious!
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RE: Learning German, advice or help appreciated!
September 12, 2015 at 5:17 pm
Can't get married if you are bilingual, Kim won't issue you a licence.
The Germans there are literally higher up than their cousins up north 
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