John Smithers

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Why in Harry Potter didn't they translate 'Mister' as 'Herr'?
may 29 '12 at 10:57
6
What's so bad about dogs?
feb 22 '12 at 19:24
6
Woher kommt die Redensart “eine Sau durchs Dorf treiben”?
jan 25 '12 at 14:05
6
Word choice: “manuell” or “von Hand”?
jan 22 '12 at 17:53
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Warum klingt “treffen uns um 8” richtig und “treffen uns um 20” falsch?
jan 12 '12 at 10:16
6
Ist “strunzdumm” eine neuere Wortschöpfung?
dec 22 '11 at 20:44
6
What does “Wer nicht lenkt, kommt irgendwo an!” mean?
dec 16 '11 at 13:37
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Is “Lass uns uns treffen” correct?
nov 29 '11 at 14:29
6
Was meinen wir eigentlich mit “eigentlich”?
nov 29 '11 at 10:21
6
Comma in infinitive construction
nov 28 '11 at 18:35
5
How does the crew address the captain in “Das Boot”?
feb 28 '12 at 23:38
5
When should one capitalize adjectives/numerals which are used as noun?
dec 29 '11 at 20:35
5
Ist “wegen dir” falsch und nur “deinetwegen” richtig?
jun 26 '12 at 11:53
5
When do we omit the trailing “-e” in 1st person singular?
feb 16 '12 at 15:10
5
Words for the degree of carbonation of German mineral water
feb 8 '12 at 15:56
5
Hab und Gut: What is the difference between “Hab” and “Gut”?
jan 27 '12 at 14:11
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Woher kommt “suutsche”?
jan 26 '12 at 10:33
5
Why “herzlich” in “herzlich wenig”?
jan 18 '12 at 10:15
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Was ist der Unterschied zwischen “gerade”, “nur” und “bloß”?
jan 7 '12 at 18:19
5
Wo kommt der Ausdruck “Puschen” her?
nov 30 '11 at 11:03
5
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen “Moral” und “Ethik”?
nov 24 '11 at 22:36
5
What caused “ss” to gain popularity over “ß” in the 19th century?
nov 22 '11 at 20:54
5
Tense and Aspect
nov 19 '11 at 14:20
5
Are sentences such as “wir waren essen” grammatically correct?
nov 2 '11 at 8:27
4
What grammar form is “Es muss gemacht worden sein”?
jul 14 '12 at 22:29
4
What should one say when someone arrives from a quite long trip?
may 20 '12 at 19:06
4
When to use the future tense?
feb 28 '12 at 18:54
4
Welche Verben lassen sich mit ähnlich vielen Verbalpräfix wie “legen” kombinieren?
nov 27 '11 at 21:32
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Was ist “Umgangssprache”?
feb 9 '12 at 19:07
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Why is “eu” used for spelling the sound “oi”?
feb 3 '12 at 13:19
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