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[Reply to: »Bob Riley« · 2008-02-07 · 22:41 h (CET)]

Hello, Bob!

> The only way I ever heard it used was when Dad would give us a
> command, and would yell "Raus, Schnell" very loudly - and
> semi-humorously. He never spelled it for us. His translation (from
> being an American G.I. in Germany during the war, 1945), was that it
> meant "Scram, quickly!" I of course never knew otherwise.

Nice anecdote! :-)

> Anyway - thank you for the mini-lesson in German adjectives.  I 
> assume it can also be used as an adverb?  I don't know.

Yes, it can ...

Gute Nacht! ;-)

Cheers!
VA

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