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Lexical tips from the beautiful world of German. Viel Spaß!

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The German for "could've would've should've" is "hätte hätte Fahrradkette" which means "could've, would've, bike chain"

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The German for freckles is Sommersprossen which means summer sprouts

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@AlexViladot Danke!

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The German for "keep your chin up!" is "Halt die Ohren steif!" which means keep your ears stiff.

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The German for eyeball is der Augapfel which means eye-apple.

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@Blebbi Oh you are so right. Where is @theitalianfor when you need them.

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The German for graffiti is Graffiti. The German for grammar is Grammatik. The German for grammatical graffiti is Grammatikgraffiti?

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@JahDuran @felicitysmith Oh this is an extremely meta question! I will consult the residents of TheGermanFor towers and see if we have an answer.

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2/2 please note this is our regular reminder that the German for gums is Zahnfleisch which means tooth meat.

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The German for being so tired that you are "running on empty" is "auf dem Zahnfleisch gehen" which means walking on one's gums 1/2

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The German for a tip is das Trinkgeld which means drink money.

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@jjcruiser @jessesingal Almost definitely.

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@Foder This is the sort of sentiment German was invented for, but alas I do not know the word you need.

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@rosegeorge3 I originally hashtagged it #Brexit but I became too depressed the minute I typed it, and deleted it.

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The German for a back-and-forth discussion where decisions are made, remade, discussed and rediscussed, until gradually everything descends into chaos is der Hickhack.

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@daz_tazer @EddyRhead 🤣🤣

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Reactions to 280-character limit.
US: Huh? Why?
Japan: I can write novels in a tweet now.
Germany: Wow, I can finally fit that 5th word in.

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@theirishfor I would put money on mansplain being the first.

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@LordOfStarbrook @owlySeni All words on this Twitter are offered without comment 😜

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@owlySeni It is a fairly new coinage, but in useage.

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The German for explain is erklären. The German for mansplain is herrklären.