Yesterday I read about an "National Spelling Contest" that's being held in the US. THe person who writes about that - apparently living there - clearly says : "You want to learn the English language ? Learn the German one instead !" In this sense, pointing out to the similarities and giving several examples of German words that are seemingly used in this national spelling contest. Also, I reacently read in a text (I think Stone pointed this out, but I'm not 100% sure anymore) that German words are cuurrently "in" in the US. That's fashion, it seems. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />