It is the year 2007 and Germany has just finally gotten around to completing its alphabet. When I first heard this I was stunned. Apparently there is no capital version of the letter ß, that is, until now. With both approval from the EU and a new law from the German parliament, order has now been established.
It is tempting to advice Germans to update their numbers as well. For instance, hardly anyone says "zwei" for the number 2. Since it sounds similar to "drei" (3) it is preferred to say "zwo". And don't get me started on the fact that numbers above 20 are said with the last number first, i.e. 45 would be said 5-and-40.
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A blog where a Swede (who used to be) on exchange in Switzerland airs his views from a valley in the Andes.
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