How-to – Short Notes on a (new) German Anglicism

Anglicisms have become an indispensable part of the German language. From ‘action film’ to ‘baby’ to ‘T-shirt’, they have enriched the German vocabulary, even if they are used incorrectly or become ‘Denglish’ (a mixture of German and English) – as in ‘handy’ (for ‘mobile phone’) or ‘oldtimer’ (for ‘vintage car’). In recent times ‘how-to’ has also become a familiar (and correctly used) term in German. No translation required! Until a few years ago, when it came to practical knowledge and copi...