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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

English swear word enters German dictionary

The word appears to have caught on in Germany during the financial crisis and a plagiarism scandal which claimed the job of Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, the then defence minister.
In Germany, the phrase is used to denote a public outcry, especially one that gathers pace on the internet.
The phrase won 'Anglicism of the Year' in February last year, with a jury saying: "S---storm fills a gap in the German vocabulary that has become apparent through changes in the culture of debate."
It added that established German words, including 'Kritik', meaning criticism, were not descriptive enough.
Despite the award, language purists in Germany fear the amount of anglicisms creeping their way into everyday vocabulary.
Last month, Germany's rail operator Deutsche Bahn launched a campaign to roll back the use of English, issuing staff a booklet of more than 2,000 German phrases that should be use instead of the corresponding Anglicism.
Credits: telegraph.co.uk
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