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Sorry for hijacking this thread, but it is totally fascinating to me which German words make it into the English language. "Bildungsroman", nice one. Is this ac

by WA 14y ago

Sorry for hijacking this thread, but it is totally fascinating to me which German words make it into the English language. "Bildungsroman", nice one. Is this actually used often?

NickPollard 14y ago
In mainstream discourse? No. In literary criticism, yes.
gte910h 14y ago
It is used quite frequently in reviews of literature, even at the non-professional level (e.g. amazon reviews)
rubyrescue 14y ago
I read it this morning in the english Wikipedia entry for "To Kill A Mockingbird" - it's relatively common in that context.