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'Straya: Let's talk Aussie - Australian English for Germans - Part 25

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German words can be combined to form compound nouns, sometimes resulting in very long words. But when we put together nouns, we need to consider certain rules as well. Sometimes we must, sometimes we can use hyphens.


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German words can be combined to form compound nouns, sometimes resulting in very long words. But when we put together nouns, we need to consider certain rules as well. Sometimes we must, sometimes we can use hyphens.


Our expert Vicki Drozdowski explains.


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