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Jun 14	accepted	What's the difference between “Dialekt” and “Mundart”?
Jun 13	asked	What's the difference between “Dialekt” and “Mundart”?
Jun 9	accepted	What's the difference between “genau” and “stimmt”?
Jun 9	asked	What's the difference between “genau” and “stimmt”?
Jun 8	comment	Is Walliserdeutsch generally considered the hardest to understand German dialect? Well they always acted surprised that I picked up on anything but peoples' reactions here are now making me more doubtful. I stayed with the family for about a week and a half so it seems odd that they would speak Standarddeutsch with each other just because I was there. But it is over ten years ago so I have to agree that I can't be certain. How easy is it to spend this much time in Switzerland and only once hear local dialect?
Jun 4	comment	What are German words like Handy and Homeoffice called? +1 for "Oldtimer" which I really hate. @ladybug: what is "Beamer"?
Jun 3	comment	How to translate Fernweh to English? I'm a programmer and I say that a lot. (Not now thow since I am currently travelling)
Jun 3	awarded	Scholar
Jun 3	accepted	Is “dingsbums” offensive, rude, vulgar, etc?
Jun 3	awarded	Teacher
Jun 3	answered	Is there an equivalent prestige dialect of German in the same way Received Pronunciation is to English? If so, how did it come about?
Jun 2	awarded	Nice Question
Jun 2	comment	Is “dingsbums” offensive, rude, vulgar, etc? I can't remember where I heard that. Perhaps on the internet since I wasn't aware of the word bumsen before and in fact have never used it since either. I only learned about bumsen in my quest to find out all about Dingsbums. I learned dingsbums from friends or friends of friends in Germany or Switzerland about ten years ago but I have also collected synonyms and translations of thingamabob in other languages (-:
Jun 2	comment	What are German words like Handy and Homeoffice called? Another example I can think of seems to be pan-European, appearing in at least a few languages: "camping" to mean "campground".
Jun 2	comment	Is Walliserdeutsch generally considered the hardest to understand German dialect? I thought Frisian was either a separate language or a dialect of Dutch. Or are there more than one variety of speech called Frisian?
Jun 2	comment	Is Walliserdeutsch generally considered the hardest to understand German dialect? That's interesting. I did OK with all the other Swiss dialects I came across in Bern, Basil, and St Galen. Not full comprehension but not noticably worse than in Germany, and that was overhearing two locals - not people simplifying for my sake (I did even better at those times).
Jun 2	asked	Is Walliserdeutsch generally considered the hardest to understand German dialect?
Jun 2	comment	Classic childrens books that are unknown outside of DE/A/CH? I agree with "Momo" specifically and Michael Ende generally since my German speaking friends always made these exact recommendations when I asked this question.
Jun 2	revised	Is “dingsbums” offensive, rude, vulgar, etc? add the slang tag
Jun 2	comment	What are the differences in punctuation between German and English? English: When in doubt leave the comma out, German: When in doubt put the comma in. (-;