German word of the day

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The German Unwort of 2025 is “Sondervermögen”.

While “Vermögen” refers to credit in everyday life, in a political context the term means a debt-financed supplementary budget.
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I wasn't aware that the Police in Berlin is also a Grammar Police, but - I have to admit - they're right!

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Durchfallerhitzer

Neulich, auf EBAY "Kleinanzeigen"....

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"Renne"


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It's a compound noun, so write it in one word and capitalise it 😉
--> morgendlicher Liegestuhlsprint.

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I know, but I wrote it as they did in the article! Found that a tad surprising actually. They also didn’t capitalize the h in Handtuchkriege. 😱 I was mostly amused since I don’t recall hearing those terms and I think they’re cute. 😁
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bethannbitt wrote: Fri May 08, 2026 5:46 am I know, but I wrote it as they did in the article! Found that a tad surprising actually. They also didn’t capitalize the h in Handtuchkriege. 😱 I was mostly amused since I don’t recall hearing those terms and I think they’re cute. 😁
The Guardian's nickname is the Grauniad, known for it's frequent typos. They obviously can't count either! 😄
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:D In this instance I think they were just writing according to English conventions. Makes sense now. NYT uses Schadenfreude often, but with a small s. OK. That’s fair, just as computer is written as Computer here. My bad, for not just changing it to “real” German, since this is the 🇩🇪 word of the day thread. 🤦‍♀️ Will do better next time.
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....I don't wish to take this off track, but the claimant is over-egging the "damages". Wasn't anyone else surprised by the allegation that, "his children were forced to lie on the concrete"? I'm guessing that wasn't done by hotel staff.

I reckon they might have had a few alternatives too. My recollection of package holidays was not kids lying still on loungers but running around screaming whilst filling their faces with horribly coloured slushed ice and p:ssing the pool. These days, you could have given them the wifi password and let them zombie out on their phones in the bedroom....I've heard rumours that there may even be non-concrete areas in Kos, perhaps they could have even gone to....a beach?

....and you wonder why legal insurance premiums are so high.
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I just watched the football world championship, Germany vs. Ivory Coast...

My German word of the day is "Zangengeburt".
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Franklan wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 12:05 am I just watched the football world championship, Germany vs. Ivory Coast...

My German word of the day is "Zangengeburt".
Not "Blutgrätsche"?
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Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer

[Verse 1]
Wir brauchten früher keine große Reise
Wir wurden braun auf Borkum und auf Sylt
Doch heute sind die Braunen nur noch Weiße
Denn hier wird man ja doch nur tiefgekühlt
Ja früher gab's noch Hitzefrei
Das Freibad war schon auf im Mai
Ich saß bis in die Nacht vor unserem Haus
Da hatten wir noch Sonnenbrand
Und Riesenquallen an dem Strand
Und Eis; und jeder Schutzmann zog die Jacke aus

[Chorus]
Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer
Ein Sommer wie er früher einmal war?
Ja mit Sonnenschein von Juni bis September
Und nicht so nass und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr

[Verse 2]
Und was wir da für Hitzewellen hatten –
Pulloverfabrikanten gingen ein -
Da gab es bis zu vierzig Grad im Schatten
Wir mussten mit dem Wasser sparsam sein
Die Sonne knallte ins Gesicht
Da brauchte man die Sauna nicht
Ein Schaf war damals froh wenn man es schor
Es war hier wie in Afrika
Wer durfte machte FKK –
Doch heut', heut' summen alle Mücken laut im Chor

[Chorus]
Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer
Ein Sommer wie er früher einmal war?
Ja mit Sonnenschein von Juni bis September
Und nicht so nass und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr

[Verse 3]
Der Winter war der Reinfall des Jahrhunderts
Nur über tausend Meter gab es Schnee
Mein Milchmann sagt: "Dies Klima hier, wen wundert's
Denn Schuld daran ist nur die SPD!" –
Ich find' das geht ein bisschen weit
Doch bald ist wieder Urlaubszeit
Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer
Und wer von uns denkt da nicht dauernd dran
Trotz allem glaub ich unbeirrt
Dass unser Wetter besser wird –
Nur wann, und diese Frage geht uns alle an!

[Chorus]
Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer
Ein Sommer wie er früher einmal war?
Ja mit Sonnenschein von Juni bis September
Und nicht so nass und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr

Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer
Ein Sommer wie er früher einmal war?
Ja mit Sonnenschein von Juni bis September
Und nicht so nass und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr
Und nicht so nass und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr
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Franklan wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2026 9:07 pm Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer
In case people are wondering, that's a Rudi Carrell song from 1975 :D

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PandaMunich wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2026 10:35 am In case people are wondering, that's a Rudi Carrell song from 1975 :D
Yes, thanks for pointing out.

Now, that's a tough one, the music is taken from a US-American classic, what ist the name of the original song with that music?
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Don't quite know what to say, but since we're in Germany this gal from New Orleans will be blunt (direkt) and say that the original folk song with this tune appeals to me much more. Steve Goodman wrote the song in 1970 and the lyrics are a gem IMO. It's about the train ride from Chicago down to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad. Very nostalgic, if I do say so myself. :lol:
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bethannbitt wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2026 5:29 pm Don't quite know what to say [..]
You're right, it is City of New Orleans.
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Yes, of course I'm right. You can take the girl outta New Orleans, but you can't take New Orleans outta the girl! I left for good at 21 and moved up north to Chicago. That song still makes me tear up. :lol:
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