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Anyone using the term "Gemütlichkeit"?



 
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Anyone using the term "Gemütlichkeit"? #1 (permalink) Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:40 am   Anyone using the term "Gemütlichkeit"?
 

Hi,

Who of you is familiar with the German term "Gemütlichkeit"? I'm asking because I read that the expression is used by native speakers of English since it relates to a concept that originated in Germany.

So, how gemütlich are you?

Thanks,
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Anyone using the term "Gemütlichkeit"? #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:17 pm   Anyone using the term "Gemütlichkeit"?
 

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The noun is in the RANDOM HOUSE DICTIONARY, and it does sound familiar, but I admit that I had to look it up. Then I read the adjective in your closing, which sounded more familiar... but that may just be a remnant of my college German.
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