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View Poll Results: Favourite Wort?
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Teeei
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Flussschifffahrt
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Staatsangehörigkeit
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Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
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24.44% |
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Eisenfaust
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Weltverschwörung
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Jawohl
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26.67% |
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Gute Fahrt!
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6.67% |
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December 28, 2003, 15:05
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What's your favourite German word?
I go with 8 options because 24 would have people stop reading al and just choose one randomly.
By spelling or pronunciation, what's your favourite?
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December 28, 2003, 15:07
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If you want to make yourself a cup of tea and have no proper equipment, your granny's Teeei will do.
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December 28, 2003, 15:08
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King
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"Reichsdeputationshauptschluss" has a nice ring to it.
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December 28, 2003, 15:09
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What's that word for taking pleasure in the misery of others?
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December 28, 2003, 15:10
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(tea ball)
(river navigation)
(citizenship, nationality)
(imperial deputation's main act or something like this, 1803 thing)
(iron fist)
(worldwide conspiracy)
(yessir)
(good fart  )
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December 28, 2003, 15:11
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sadism  oh you meant in german 
I like this German word I made up myself "herr furhurwaffen"
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December 28, 2003, 15:12
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stay on the ground, folks.
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December 28, 2003, 15:13
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sadism = Sadismus, nothing special, I did get your empty porn-related remark though. you must be visiting some cheap sites, just today I had some nice visit at the gallery of Dagmar, 19
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December 28, 2003, 15:16
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Flussschifffahrt:
To much s and f to be pronountable for a Spanish Guy like me.
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December 28, 2003, 15:28
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It's not a single word really. More like a an order composed of three identical words .
SCHNELL, SCHNELL, SCHNELL!!!
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December 28, 2003, 15:30
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ÜBERSTÜRMFÜHRER!
KUGELSCHREIBER! TANNENBAUM!
Not to forget arbeit. I've heard it macht frei.
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December 28, 2003, 15:40
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ACHTUNG!
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December 28, 2003, 15:43
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I forgot to add the obligatory Banane
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December 28, 2003, 15:43
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Quote:
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Originally posted by Starchild
What's that word for taking pleasure in the misery of others?
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'schadenfreude' is the word
would have been my choice if it was an option in the poll....
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December 28, 2003, 15:43
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sorry
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December 28, 2003, 15:47
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King
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there's too many
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December 28, 2003, 15:48
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King
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Schizer (sp?)-it actually sounds like what it is
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December 28, 2003, 15:59
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Chichester, say that Eastie
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December 28, 2003, 16:00
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Chieftain
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Kohlelichtbogenschweissen (das)
or the classic Sauerkraut
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December 28, 2003, 16:13
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Prince
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Hauptfeldwebel
Wasserpfeife
Berufungsinstanz
Blutwurst
Etikettenschwindel
Tätervolk
and last but not least:
Handy 
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December 28, 2003, 16:27
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I always liked (and used):
ausgezeichnet!
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December 28, 2003, 16:37
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What's German for 'banana'?
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December 28, 2003, 16:37
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Banane, as said
oedo - etikettenschwindel?
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December 28, 2003, 16:38
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Slumper.
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December 28, 2003, 16:51
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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.
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December 28, 2003, 16:52
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Verzeihung
It's remarkable the amount of venom you can put into saying the word, considering it's meaning.
I'm fairly sure you could lob a wad at your target on the second syllable, with practice.
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December 28, 2003, 18:08
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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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December 28, 2003, 18:12
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King
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schwalbe
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December 28, 2003, 18:30
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King
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weissbier
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December 28, 2003, 18:30
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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!"
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