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The Amana Colonies in Iowa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amana_Colonies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amana_Colonies) was settled by Germans, and many continue t
by scott_s 11y ago
The Amana Colonies in Iowa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amana_Colonies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amana_Colonies) was settled by Germans, and many continue to speak German. A friend of mine is a professor at the University of Iowa, and a colleague of his grew up speaking German. But, much of her diction sounded quaint to German speakers in Germany; the word she used for "airplane" was closer to the word "dirigible".
- alanctgardner3 11y agoFrench in Quebec is kind of similar - to avoid being assimilated into English Canadian culture, it's very resistant to change. French speakers from Europe tend to find it kind of quaint because it's been developing independently since the 1700s.