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Saturday, April 7, 2012

English words from Germany

The Germans borrowed "Oldtimer" decades ago; this magazine from 2005 indicates that "Youngtimer" is a recent creation. Käfer, however, is the German word for Beetle, here a VW 1303.

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Saturday, April 7, 2012

English words from Germany

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