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On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and global Englisch

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Re: On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and global Englisch

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>Rather more disturbing — particularly here in Neukölln, a neighbourhood copiously populated by leftie Americans and families from the Middle East — is the Arabic-German barber shop called WHITE BOSS. Not sure why that's disturbing. I imagine if it were a different color, the author would have no issue with it.

Yes, but it isn't a different colour, and that's what the author finds disturbing. Not sure what's to be not sure about.

Re: On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and global Englisch

#362

> intensiv means « intense » not « intensive » Huh, Leo.org doesn't seem to agree, I have seen it multiple times used like intensively. https://dict.leo.org/german-english/intensiv > a photo shoot is, rather alarmingly, a Shooting. That's hilarious lol > an online German 32-year-old and I will both, for better or worse, understand what is meant by « emu lesbian finally milkshake ducked » I am international native and…

Internet native* thanks auto correct
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