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Yes, like calling grown women "girl", or calling partners "babe"/"bae". In German this would sound very, very off.
by manmal 9y ago
Yes, like calling grown women "girl", or calling partners "babe"/"bae". In German this would sound very, very off.
- bananasbandanas 9y agoNot really. Calling your girlfriend 'Baby' or refering to a girls-night-out as 'Mädelsabend' are perfectly common for example. I agree though that I never heard a professor refer to his students in this way and would definitively find it strange if that happened.
- manmal 9y ago"Baby" does not count because it's not German, and it can be traced back directly to imported pop culture (Movies). You are right about "Mädels", it's not exactly the same as "girl" though (rather girly) - you would never say "Mädchenabend", that's cringy.