Cologne, 28 April 1998
RTG schrieb:
> Do the Germans indulge in "slang" as much as we Americans? Is "Ahrewurm"
> slang? (I know, the dots on the A)
Robert, everyone knows how stodgy the Germans are. But they are also
Americanized to a large extent. So we have stodgy slang?
I love your inventive translation of Earworm.
"Aehre" in German is the ear of wheat, not the ear to hear, so Aehreworm would
be something like wheat-worm, not an Ohrwurm.
Germans do not talk about cauliflower ears, but they do have a penchant for
potato noses.
Re Michael Staple's missive: yes, it's currently quiet on the list. I for one am
inundated with work at the moment.
Cheers,
Michael
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