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Article: GERMAN LANGUAGE `KAPUT'?(influence of German language on English used in the United States)
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- Cobblestone
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- May 1, 2001
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How many times have you said that something is "kaput"? Did you ever hear of a computer having a "glitch"? Do you like "sauerkraut" with your "frankfurter" or "wiener" -- and perhaps a "pretzel," too? Some of us enjoy "pfeffernuesse," "lebkuchen," or "springerle" at Christmastime. What would baseball be without "bratwurst" and "lager" beer? Have you ever bought some "liverwurst" at a "delicatessen"? Of course, if you did not have a couple of "dollars," you would be out of luck.
Words borrowed from the German language are used every day in American English. Some of these words have become part of our vocabulary through contact with the millions of German ...
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