How much do you know about the history of your languages? Where do the words come from, and why do we use them? Today’s episode will look at the recent news Germany is removing some words of Nazi origins from its phonetic alphabet. Although most German’s were unaware of the history of these terms, the regular use has been considered problematic. Are there any words in your languages that have offensive origins?

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Vocabulary List

Take… for granted (Phrasal V) - to believe something to be the truth without even thinking about it

I didn’t realise you hadn’t been to college -I suppose I just took it for granted

Quirk (n) - an unusual habit or part of someone’s personality, or something that is strange or unexpected

There is a quirk in the rules that allows you to invest money without paying tax

Mutually (adv) - felt or done by two or more people or groups in the same way

It will be a mutually beneficial project

Unintelligible (adj) - not able to be understood

He muttered something unintelligible

Despicable (adj) - very unpleasant or bad, causing strong feelings of dislike

He’s a despicable human being

Phonetic (adj) - using special signs to represent the different sounds made by the voice in speech

Pronunciations are shown in this dictionary using the International Phonetic Alphabet

Bureaucratic (adj) - relating to a system of controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials

The company was inefficient because it was highly bureaucratic

Notorious (adj) - famous for something bad

The company is notorious for paying its bills late

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30. Germany Removes Nazi Words from the German Phonetic Alphabet: How much do you know about the history of your vocabulary?? (English Vocabulary Lesson)