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This week's German word was amputated in its adoptive language, resulting in a term that could cause some confusion for German speakers. In German, pointe shoes for ballet dancers are called Spitzenschuhe. In Dutch, only the first half of the word - spitzen - is used. At first glance, a German speaker will probably be tempted to think that this refers to lace (Spitze). The pronunciation is slightly different, too: whereas sp is pronounced "shp" in German, it's "sp" in Dutch.
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