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Jun 6, 2024 ∙ 1 min
The Power of Cognates, Part 6: High German Consonant Shift /θ/ (th) -> d
Many native German speakers struggle to pronounce words like think, that, thin, thick because their own language doesn’t have the “th”,...
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May 6, 2024 ∙ 1 min
The Power of Cognates, Part 5: High German Consonant Shift d -> t
Beginning in roughly the 8th century AD an iconic sound shift was set in motion, one that is easily spotted by beginners because it...
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Apr 22, 2024 ∙ 1 min
The Power of Cognates, Part 4: High German Consonant Shift k -> ch
The High German words machen (make), brechen (break), Becher (beaker), Buch (book), Lerche (lark), Milch (milk), Koch (cook) and...
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