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Saturday Word: Gänsefüßchen
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theidolhands.livejournal.comgäen·se·fües·schen [ˈgɛnzəfooːsçən]:
origin: (2010) German; Gänse= "geese" + Füßchen= "tootsies" (cute word for "feet")
noun, plural
„Little Goose Feet“, which is what #Germans call quotation marks!
Germans also use «French» quotation marks, called chevrons (French; “guillemets”).
Example: „Hier gefällt es mir.“ (I like it here)
origin: (2010) German; Gänse= "geese" + Füßchen= "tootsies" (cute word for "feet")
noun, plural
„Little Goose Feet“, which is what #Germans call quotation marks!
Germans also use «French» quotation marks, called chevrons (French; “guillemets”).
Example: „Hier gefällt es mir.“ (I like it here)
