When I moved to Germany, I thought the only language I was going to learn was German. It turns out I am also learning a fun secondary language: Denglish, a lovely mixture of Deutsch and English. Mixing Germanified English words into conversation seems to be a favorite pastime of many Berilners, so I like to think I speak a particular dialect of Denglish, which I will call Berlingo.
Here are some of my favorite examples: *Upgegraded *Downgeloaded *Strugglend *Gehandikapped *Grillen *Skypen *Messagen *Texten *Hottie *Insider
More to come. I'm always picking up new bits of Berlingo...sometimes more than real German, I think.
I often feel like I have my feet planted in two worlds [in the photo photo below, literally one foot each in former East and West Berlin]. I'm an American and a Berliner. A citizen of Heaven and a resident of Earth. This is my story.