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To: FJB who wrote (299800)4/6/2009 10:48:48 AM
From: D. Long  Respond to of 793955
 
Austrian German does have some dialect differences from "standard" north German, but nothing that justifies calling it "Austrian" rather than "German."



To: FJB who wrote (299800)4/6/2009 1:42:42 PM
From: Tom Clarke  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793955
 
This variation is kind of nice.

>>Austrians, in particular (and especially on the countryside and in conservative settings), will say "Grüß Gott!" (literally "greet God!", meaning "God may bless you") when greeting someone, rather than the "Guten Tag!" ("[Have a] good day!") used by many Germans (and non-religious or more modern Austrians).


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