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Mark Twain on the German Language

[ . . . ] Unter Mark Twain’s besten Beiträgen zur humoristischen Literatur findet sich in dem “Innocents Abroad” einer, der den Titel trägt: “That awful German Language.”1 Er schildert die Eigenheiten der deutschen Grammatik, und die Deutschen lachen mit … Continue reading

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“Mark Twain in Berlin” (Dec. 1891)

“Mark Twain in Berlin.” Der Deutsche Correspondent (Baltimore, Md.), 22 Dec. 1891 (Beilage): 2. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.

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