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Different generation, different words

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Many words in today's German language stem from the way young people spoke in the past - and have a surprisingly different meaning.


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By Adrian Plitzco, Leo Kretzenbacher

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Many words in today's German language stem from the way young people spoke in the past - and have a surprisingly different meaning.



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