South Korea's men are the leading consumers of male cosmetics per capita and buy four times more than the next-vainest, the Danes
South Korea's men are the leading consumers of male cosmetics per capita and buy four times more than the next-vainest, the Danes
Inside Europe | 20.09.2008 | 07:05
What on earth is Globish?Charles the fifth, King of Spain and the Holy Roman Emperor once said: 'I
speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my
horse."
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Is Danish in danger of dying out?
The Danes, like their Scandinavian neighbours, appear to have a gift for
languages. Most seem to speak good English which makes life easier for
English-speaking tourists in Denmark. But it's worrying some Danish
language experts and politicians.
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The evolution of 'Denglish'
If you take into account some 82 million citizens of Germany, add Austria, parts of Switzerland and other regions along the fringes of these countries, then it's not surprising that Deutsch, the German language, has a large footprint across Europe.
However, in a globalised world of international business and commerce, English words and expressions are increasingly working their way into German.
It's getting to the stage where many German speakers are asking what has happened to their language.
Reporter: Eric Heath
It's getting to the stage where many German speakers are asking what has happened to their language.
Reporter: Eric Heath
Per capita - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Per capita is a Latin prepositional phrase: per (preposition, taking the accusative case, meaning “by, by means of”) and capita (accusative plural of the noun ...Danes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Danes (Danish: danskere) are the citizens of Denmark, most of whom speak Danishand consider themselves to be of Danish ethnicity. The first mention of Danes within theDanish territory is on the Jelling Rune Stone which mentions how Harald Bluetooth converted the Danes to Christianity in the 10th century.
vain
veɪn/
adjective
- 1.having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth."their flattery made him vain"
- 2.producing no result; useless."a vain attempt to tidy up the room"
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