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German Vocabulary: With Creativity to Rich Vocabulary (episode 2)

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How many words does the German language have? We'll get to the bottom of this question in the second episode of our podcast series. The German language owes its almost inexhaustible wealth to a creative phenomenon that is notorious: compositing. Our guest today is Elisabeth Höbartner, teacher at the German School Melbourne.


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How many words does the German language have? We'll get to the bottom of this question in the second episode of our podcast series. The German language owes its almost inexhaustible wealth to a creative phenomenon that is notorious: compositing. Our guest today is Elisabeth Höbartner, teacher at the German School Melbourne.


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