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In the specials category, you can find mainly quizzes and similar things that don’t really fit in with the other categories.

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Why do "The Versions" exist (raus, heraus, hinaus)

In a sample chapter of my book, I explore WHY German has these verb versions with r-, her- and hin- and how they related to English.

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My Coming Book - Sample Chapter 2

I'll show you another sample chapter of my upcoming book. This time, we'll learn the one concept that is key to understanding German sentence structure.

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My Coming Book - Sample Chapter

I show you a sample chapter of my book,that is finally making serious progress.

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Your mindset when studying

I'm sharing some thoughts about what makes good learning material, how much is too much and about the mindset a learner should have when engaging with material.

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German Adjective Endings - A New Type of Chart
German Election Results (and Wahl-O-Mat III)

I'll give you my breakdown of the German election results along with a little insight into the parties and what to expect now. And we'll complete the Wahl-O-Mat :)

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Coming German Elections - Part 2

Spitzensteuersatz, Schuldenbremse, privatversichert, gesetzliche Versicherung, Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, Grundgesetz, BAföG

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Germany Explained - The Election System

In this article, we'll look at the German election system, find out why everyone has two votes and explore the wonderfully German way they're translated to seats.

Bundestag, Wahlkreis, Erststimme, Zweitstimme, Direktkandidat, Direktmandat, Überhangmandat, Ausgleichsmandat

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The Coming German Elections

We'll check out the Wahl-O-Mat for the upcoming German elections and go through some of the questions together to get an idea of policy and language.

Bürgergeld, erneuerbare Energie, Beitragsjahr, Wahl-O-Mat, Fachkraft, Kernenergie

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German Verbs and Prepositions - Quiz 1
Locations and Prepositions in German - The Quiz
German Cases - A Slightly Different Chart
German Past Tense - Speaking Practice
German Irregular Verbs - Statistics and Trends

We'll use some serious excel skills to analyze which patterns there are for German irregular verbs and how common they are.

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German Noun Gender - With Data Analysis
German Noun Gender - A learner's story
German Collocations - And How to Learn Them
A new kind of case chart
How to Learn Vocabulary Fast

Many learners struggle with learning vocabulary. And I think it's in part because they're trying to force their brain. But that's not the best approach.

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