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I learned German pre-internet, but with the onset of the pandemic, I started watching German media (mostly the news). A good deal of "office English" is incorpo
by nescioquid 4y ago
I learned German pre-internet, but with the onset of the pandemic, I started watching German media (mostly the news). A good deal of "office English" is incorporated into the language, but nothing prepared me for the ZDF Heute Show (a German news/satire program, reminiscent of The Daily Show). The German-English wordplay is sometimes pretty funny, but presumes a high degree of English proficiency (which I found surprising for a state public television station).
I wonder how the Germans feel about this. The closest I've seen to irritation with English was some good-natured ribbing of someone who coined "registrieren" rather than say "abonnieren" (a French loanword).
On the other hand, I thought German has its own (at least slang) terms for all things video games, but checking Duden, I find "Das Streaming"?!