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Bedeutung - Questions on definitions and nuances of words, phrases or sentences.

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Do "regelrecht" and "buchstäblich" have the same meaning?

Today I came across this comic about the meaning of "literally". The point of the comic is that "literally" cannot be used to intensify a narration. … While Duden lists them as synonyms, Wiktionary distinguishes between them and gives "ohne übertragene Lesweise" as the meaning for "buchstäblich" (translation "literally") and words like "wirklich, wahrlich …
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How to tell the difference between "ice" and "ice cream" when the word "Eis" is used?

Does this store sell ice? ➔ Gibt es in diesem Laden Eiswürfel? Does this store sell ice cream? ➔ Gibt es in diesem Laden Eis? Ice that is sold in a store will most likely be ice cubes (Eiswürfel). I …
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