An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The Germans are famous for using long words used to describe hyper-specific, complex sentiments. For instance, the 26-letter word ...

German’s super-long compound words are legendary—even Mark Twain had something to say about them. This quick video demonstrates how those words are constructed. But Germany had not in fact lost its ...

"Emoji" is now a German word, as are "Darknet" and "Tablet." The official dictionary of the German language, the Duden, is getting an update, adding 5,000 new words taken from contemporary society.

Do you wake up to your alarm with an immediate scowl on your face? Struggle to find any joy in the morning until at least 11am? Well then, you might just be a Morgenmuffel! This just so happens to be ...

Konrad Duden published his Vollständiges orthographisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (“Complete Orthographic Dictionary of the German Language”) way back in 1880. That was a brilliant stroke of ...