bookish language, paper German
Eine künstliche, oft unnatürliche oder rein theoretische Ausdrucksweise, die nur in geschriebenen Texten existiert.
An artificial, often stiff or overly formal style of language that exists in writing but sounds unnatural in speech.
☞ Often used as a criticism of an overly formal style.
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Er spricht nur Papierdeutsch, das klingt sehr unnatürlich.— He only speaks bookish German, which sounds very unnatural.
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Vermeide dieses Papierdeutsch in deinen E-Mails an Kollegen.— Avoid this stilted paper German in your emails to colleagues.
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Sein Text war voller Papierdeutsch und schwer zu lesen.— His text was full of bookish language and was hard to read.
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