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When Words Do Double Duty in German
Explore how German wordplay lets one verb do two different jobs, linking a literal meaning with a figurative one. Through games, comics, school projects and conversations about independence, practise distinguishing a deliberate clash of meanings from a grammatical mistake—and rebuilding jokes that do not travel neatly between English and German.
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