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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, who found himself being mocked when he refused to speak English at his first press conference after being elected, has launched a campaign called "German, the language of ideas". Seemingly lots of people are fed up of the encroachment of English into everyday life.

Of course this might cause a backlash in the UK, with dictionaries deleting such gems as rucksack, doppelgänger, fahrenheit, diesel, delicatessen etc. etc. etc.

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