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Why is “Zeile” but not “Zeiger” differently pronounced in the south?
For both nouns there is a similar pronunciation of "-ei-" in standard German:
Zeile: [ˈʦaɪ̯lə]
Zeiger: [ˈʦaɪ̯ɡɐ]
When people in some southern German regions try to speak non-dialect German the ...
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“Selbständig” or “Selbstständig”? [duplicate]
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Selbständig vs. selbstständig
Both "selbständig" and "selbstständig" exist, being used in the same context in German. Still, I am not sure if there is a ...
