Idioms based on body parts are popular in both English and German, but they aren't identical. In Germany, stones drop from hearts and some people live on big feet. Tongue and foot, back and heart ...

The move is seen by grammar purists as a further encroachment of English into German. Traditionally, apostrophes have not been used to indicate possession in German-speaking countries. The Council ...

Since 2004, the RdR has been considered the leading source on Standard High German spelling and grammar, and is relied on for school textbooks in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In English ...