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German

German is the modern major member of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language. Spoken in three separate nations and used widely around the world for its philosophy, literature,and science, German remains an important language.

Dictionaries

The German Proverb Dictionary - A collection of German proverbs with English equivalents, literal translations, and notes.

Tips and Tricks

Du and Sie explains when and how to use these two pronouns for "you", a distinction that is more complicated than the average travel guide or textbooks makes it seem.

Fun with German

The Awful German Language - Mark Twain's lucid and ludicrous commentary on the language, where he comments about preferring to decline two beers than one adjective.

The Horrors of the German Language - Mark Twain's speech to the Vienna Press Club, delivered in German and presented here in an English translation.

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