W örter des Jahres

[Benjamin Zimmer]

Now comes the Swiss German WOTY: Rettungspaket = 'rescue package'

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news_digest/Rescue_package_named_Word_of_the_Year.html


On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Benjamin Zimmer
<bgzimmer at ling.upenn.edu> wrote:
>
> German WOTY: Finanzkrise = 'financial crisis'
> http://www.thelocal.de/society/20081211-16071.html
>
> German youth WOTY: Gammelfleischparty = lit. 'spoiled meat party'
> (gathering of people over 30)
> http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/6157309.html
>
> Austrian WOTY: Lebensmensch = 'special friend' (for closeted gay partner)
> http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/245728,haiders-sexuality-inspires-austrian-word-of-the-year--feature.html
>
>
> --Ben Zimmer

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