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"A language is a dialect no one would want to touch with a ten-foot pole" - Max Weinreich (lemmy.world)
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[-] tourist@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Is the difference between the kinds of German obvious in text too? Or is it more like comparing American English to UK English

[-] some_random_nick@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

All official texts use standard German, but the differences appear in day-to-day communication. People usually write in their dialect and since there is no orthographic standard, it looks quite bizzare. If you know a little bit of German, take a look at Tapakapa Erklärt. An Austrian guy speaking and subtitling in his (Vienna?) dialect.

[-] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

The grammar and pretty much all of the spelling is the same, but there are some words that are different, and some idioms and similar

[-] tourist@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Looked him up

I don't know much German, but I definitely see what you mean.

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