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What's your favourite German word?
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I always liked (and used):
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"One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
"If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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of the choices, "Eisenfaust". always loved that.
but i really love the word "Panzer", for it's simplicity and awesome sound. also, i find the word "umwelt" (own world) quite an interesting one personally.
i love the german ability to combine words into one super word."I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it. We have to leave this place, I am almost happy here."
- Ender, from Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
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My favourites from German lessons back at school are "Rauchgasentschwefelungsanstalt", "Vierschnittslähmung" and "Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz" (conveniently abbreviated as BAföG).
From those above, I picked "Reichsdeputationshauptschluss" - the longer a German word, the better!
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As any reader of 1970's boy's comics about WW2 will recognise.
"Aaarghh!"
Not to be confused with the Japanese "Aieeee!"The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil Finland
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