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> No, the news lady said it twice: Angle-uh
Right. Misread your original post there. I've only heard it pronounced with a hard 'g' in German, btw. And that's 'Frau Merkel' to you Jackie;-). I've had to look at a circa 30 m banner of her hung in the window of the CDU building for numerous weeks which proclaims 'A New Start'. If they say so.
> Is Chancellor the highest office in Germany?
Yup. The 'president' of the government is more like a chairman in Germany - high up, but not the main public figure.
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enthusiast
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Unless I am mistaken, the Chancellor is head of government, the President is Head of State. As in France, India and Israel, where the President is chief ribbon-cutter.
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Carpal Tunnel
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> where the President is chief ribbon-cutter.
or in the US, where the President is Chief nutter-butter...
I know, I know, but I figgered this one wasn't going to make the upgrade anyways...
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