Hi Bret,

>"Tips und Tricks"? I guess that there is no German equivalent of the Académie Française to come up with a more German alternative and try to make people use it.

hmmm ... I don't really know, but these two words are "officially" in the German language for a very long time now :) They are part of the "official" German language.

BTW: In the meantime I should write "Tipps" (we had a change in the spelling of many words) but it's hard getting used to that.

But we use a lot of English words, especially the computer people < g >. Many English words used here are also for things that are coming first from the US: bunjee jumping, skateboards, inline skates, burgers etc.

But you're having some German words as well: Rucksack, Kindergarten, etc. :)

Regards,
Armin