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Old 12-24-14, 05:35 PM   #1190
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Originally Posted by iambecomelife View Post
I don't speak German, but the period newspaper screens look good.

Very appropriate, I think.

I had six years of German in high school and college and believe that the name of the paper should be "Das Vaterland." The word "Land" is neuter, which controls, which means that the article should be the neuter "das," not the feminine, "die."
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