German word of the day

[LukeSkywalker]

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.

[Franklan]

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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[Franklan]

Durchfallerhitzer

Neulich, auf EBAY "Kleinanzeigen"....

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[Franklan]

"Renne"

Ich renne weg.mp4

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[Franklan]

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[bethannbitt]

morgenlicher liegestuhl sprint
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/ ... SApp_Other

[PandaMunich]

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

https://archive.is/ACAm6

[bethannbitt]

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.

[Feierabend]

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!

[bethannbitt]

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.

[dstanners]

....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.