Günther Oettinger speaking English/Die deutsche Stimme in Brüssel
Transblawg | 26. Januar 2010 — Günther Oettinger is Germany's new European Commissioner and he thinks we should all understand English. He doesn't seem able to p…
The German European Commissioner Günther Oettinger became famous on YouTube for speaking English badly (earlier entry). His main problem was his ignorance of stress. It's hard to understand English when unexpected syllables are emphasized. It's now reported that Oettinger is trying to improve his English. Südkurier (in German, quoting Hamburger Abendblatt) and other papers report that he is increasing his English vocabulary by ten to twenty words a week. Über seine Lernmethoden sagt Oettinger: „Abends schaue ich öfter ins Wörterbuch. Wenn es einen englischen Fachbegriff gibt, den ich nicht kenne, dann lerne ich ihn auf diesem Weg. So kommen jede Woche 10 bis 20 neue Wörter hinzu.“ Auch im Urlaub wird nun Englisch gepaukt: „Ich habe mir fest vorgenommen, in meinem Sommerur…
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Transblawg | 26. Januar 2010 — Günther Oettinger is Germany's new European Commissioner and he thinks we should all understand English. He doesn't seem able to p…
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_Oettinger">Günther Oettinger</a> is Germany's new European Commissio
EU-Kommissar Günther Oettinger (CDU) sieht 100 Tage nach seinem Amtsantritt in Brüssel seine Englisch-Kenntnisse auf einem guten Weg.