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Are there any words in German that are never to be used in polite conversation?
Preface
As most British English speakers know, there are three words never to be uttered in polite conversation:
The C-Word
The N-Word
The F-Word
Which grows to a list of seven words in American ...
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"Willst du mich für dumm verkaufen?" Is saying this rude?
I just want to know how to show skepticism towards something that, in my opinion, is obviously false (or a joke). I think that with friends, I would say
Na, du willst mich verarschen.
Nevertheless,...
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