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What are your favorite examples of German words making it into English? (lemmy.world)
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[–] CoconutKnight@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago

Does "Neuschwanstein" count? As in the castle in bavaria. Because I find it amusing how native english speakers just stumple over the pronounciation. Also "Gesamtkunstwerk" because it seems kinda superflous.