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19 German Compound Words with Surprising Translations: Mammutwörter and the Longest German, English and Welsh Words – prepare yourself to be amazed.
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When learning a new language, some of the issues we encounter are translating those crafty closed compound words – combinations of two or more words that function as a single unit and mean something different than the individual words they are built from.
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Here are 15 biographies and memoirs by amazing African women to inspire you this Mother’s Day, Women’s Day — and any other day of the year.
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