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However, there is some variation following the current 'optional' status of the German spelling reform of 1996. Misspelling in German is less common than in English since most words are spelled as they are pronounced. [1] Exceptions do, however, occur, as for the (in modern German) identical "ä" and "e" both representing the IPA [ε] sound. [2]
In its standard German form, grüß Gott is mostly stressed on the second word and in many places is used not only in everyday life, but is also common in the official communications of the aforementioned states. Use of the greeting guten Tag ('good day') is less prevalent, but there are those who dislike grüß Gott on account of its religious ...
Similarly, in most German regions it is only used in connection with meals. However, soldiers typically greet each other with Mahlzeit (and the reply Mahlzeit , not danke ) from getting up in the morning until about 8 pm, including the entire normal work day, presumably as the next mealtime is always within short distance and is looked forward to.
Most Alemannic dialects are not written very often, and thus do not have official spellings. For the sake of consistency, this guide uses the Swiss German spelling convention proposed by Dieth & Schmid-Cadalbert (1986). [1] See Bernese German phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of one of the Alemannic dialects.
Gedanken experiment (German spelling: Gedankenexperiment); more commonly referred to as a "thought experiment" in English; Gegenschein, a faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the antisolar point; Gerade and its opposite ungerade (quantum mechanics) Graupel, a form of precipitation; Heiligenschein (lit. "halo")
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Standard German on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Standard German in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
For other foreign words, both the foreign spelling and a revised German spelling are correct such as Delphin / Delfin [13] or Portemonnaie / Portmonee, though in the latter case the revised one does not usually occur. [14] For some words for which the Germanized form was common even before the reform of 1996, the foreign version is no longer ...
The German orthography reform of 1996 (Reform der deutschen Rechtschreibung von 1996) was a change to German spelling and punctuation that was intended to simplify German orthography and thus to make it easier to learn, [1] without substantially changing the rules familiar to users of the language.