Search Details

Word: erdbeermund (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...write the German language." While the spelling revolt played out on the front pages of the nation's newspapers last week, the German Language Council was organizing a contest to find the most beautiful German word. More than 20,000 entries flooded in, including such tongue twisters as Erdbeermund (strawberry mouth), meaning voluptuous lips, and Wolkenkuckucksheim (cloud-cuckoo-land). Another entry read: Liebe (love). But when it comes to grammar and spelling, perhaps the loveliest word of all is einfach: simple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tongue Twisters | 8/15/2004 | See Source »

| 1 |