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Old 03-13-2005, 01:07 PM
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Yup, and The Gropenfuhrer saw the tanks invade Austria first-hand, too.

Just like he saw that fabulous debate with Nixon on the boob tube when he first came to the US and couldn't speak a lick of English.
It's been rumored that he works with a speech therapist to maintain the accent.
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Old 03-13-2005, 01:08 PM
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actually, I found this: oops!!

füh·rer also fueh·rer ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fyrr)
n.
A leader, especially one exercising the powers of a tyrant.


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[German, from Middle High German vüerer, from vüeren, to lead, from Old High German fuoren. See per-2 in Indo-European Roots.]
Maybe Stefan or Gerald or one of the other Europeans could help us out here.
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Maybe Stefan or Gerald or one of the other Europeans could help us out here.
Help us with what? To read the dictionary? Is the dictionary wrong in this case? It says you can spell it both ways. But - perhaps you can find someone to debunk this dictionary entry - a dic must be wrong sometimes, right?
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It's been rumored that he works with a speech therapist to maintain the accent.


He would have to because there's no way it could still be as thick after so long.
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