In Germany, the Jugendwort 2016 is now being voted on. As may be expected, the offerings („wähle jetzt“) include some taken over from English. Unlikely ones listed are Overcut (Halbglatze), Swaggernaut (extrem coole Person) and Swagphone (Smartphone zum Angeben). You never know, one of these might even win (there is clearly a social media overlap). Yet the real key in English street talk is the social uncertainty it often expresses. Weiterlesen →