Dictionary of German Slang and Colloquial Expressions (Dict of Foreign Lang. Slang)

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Summary: Be careful!
Review: Be careful using the phrases of this book in other German speaking countries than Germany. Especially Austrians won't like, or in several cases not even understand, many phrases, since the slangs in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and so on are really different!

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Summary: Don't try this in public!
Review: I can only give 1 star for the idea behind the book, but the author should have consulted a wider range of people to get to know the typical "German slang". Words like "abasten" or "abflottieren" really don't exist in the actual German language. If you want to know about German slang, buy a book like "Kauderwelsch: American Slang, das Andere Englisch
" from Annette Linnemann and Renate Georgi-Walsk, where you can see the German expression for American slang, too. Or just ask the people around you in Germany, they will help you for sure. But don't buy this book, it's really not worth it.

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Summary: Use with caution
Review: This book contains a fair number of words used only by the age group that thinks Britney Spears is cool, and some that sound right only when you're trying to come off like a snooty Fraiser Crane type. This is a great resource if you have a native speaker to consult, but a dangerous one if you don't. When in doubt, Google.de every word you want to use.

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Summary: Very amusing
Review: This book is an amusing collection of German slang and is in this way a superior, though different, book from Strutz's "German Idioms," published by Barron's. "German Slang" contains some slightly racy, street-wise German that's sure to amuse almost everyone. Some of it, of course, can be offensive. German teachers should look up "Sprachmufti"--a definition I wound up memorizing--"Er haelt sich fuer Sprachmufti [language expert], die Jugendsprache aber checkt er nicht [doesn't understand]."

Rating:
Summary: Very amusing
Review: This book is an amusing collection of German slang and is in this way a superior, though different, book from Strutz's "German Idioms," published by Barron's. "German Slang" contains some slightly racy, street-wise German that's sure to amuse almost everyone. Some of it, of course, can be offensive. German teachers should look up "Sprachmufti"--a definition I wound up memorizing--"Er haelt sich fuer Sprachmufti [language expert], die Jugendsprache aber checkt er nicht [doesn't understand]."