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German Words In the English Language

I found this article today and I find it really interesting.

I also use the word über to mean exaggerated. I started using it after I took German 10 and 11 classes back in university. Please don't ask me how long ago was that. {lol}

The article starts with:


Über and Other German Loanwords
"Oprah is so über rich!"
"Those boots are über-hot!"
"My car is über fast, not to mention über sleek."
"What an über-difficult exam that was!"  
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This is the beauty of a live language. It makes cross overs. In fact, a person who is good at Greek, Roman, and French words almost always can figure out the meaning of a word. He doesn't need a dictionary.