Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval
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Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval
'Linguistic body has relaxed rules on use of apostrophe to show possession, not traditionally correct in German'
Well, that's it. Germany has entered a cultural decline it will never be able to claw its way out of.
Of course, in England we have our own version of the idiots apostrophe's...
#culture #language #German #Germany #grammar #punctuation
Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval
Linguistic body has relaxed rules on use of apostrophe to show possession, not traditionally correct in German
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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garry@mstdn.socialreplied to garry@mstdn.social last edited by
If it comes to a fight, I'm just going to sit back with my Puffmais...
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jgmeadows@mstdn.careplied to garry@mstdn.social last edited by
@garry Languages evolve and influence each other over time; those uptight fools need to learn to deal with it.
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garry@mstdn.socialreplied to jgmeadows@mstdn.ca last edited by
@Jgmeadows Ye's.