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Here's How Crazy-Long German Words are Made | Mental Floss

Here's How Crazy-Long German Words are Made | Mental Floss The animation at the link "takes you, step by step, through what's involved in creating Rhababerbarbarabarbarbarenbartbarbierbierbarbärbel, a completely valid (and probably never before uttered) word," which means "Barbie of the...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 16, 2015 11:45 AM

The Last Gasps of Texas German | VICE | United States

The Last Gasps of Texas German | VICE | United States In the late 19th century, Texas welcomed large numbers of immigrants from Germany and other countries in central Europe. Thousands of miles from the homeland, Texas Germans evolved their...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 2, 2015 4:30 PM

BBC News - German dialect in Texas is one of a kind, and dying out

BBC News - German dialect in Texas is one of a kind, and dying out These are the roots from which my father-in-law sprang. Youngest speakers are in their 60s, the last generation that grew up with German spoken at...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 18, 2013 2:42 AM