Verein Deutsche Sprache
Definition
The Verein Deutsche Sprache (VDS) is an organization that promotes the German language and aims to protect it from foreign influences. It advocates for the use of German words instead of borrowing words from other languages.
Analogy
Think of the VDS as a guardian or protector of the German language, like a superhero defending their city from invaders.
Related terms
Denglisch: This term refers to the mixture of English and German, often used in informal conversations or advertisements.
Lehnwort: A lehnwort is a borrowed word from another language that has been incorporated into the German vocabulary.
Sprachpurismus: Sprachpurismus is the belief in maintaining linguistic purity by avoiding foreign loanwords and promoting native terms.
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