Stefan IsraelAug 3, 20232 min readHistory The Other French GermansBy 1700, one-fifth of Berlin was French-speaking, and they remained French-speaking until siding with the rest of Germany against Napoleon.
Stefan IsraelMay 8, 20193 min readHandwriting & LanguagesH- huh? Making Sense of GermanGerman and English both mostly use h the same, as that puff of air at the start of a word: hello/hallo, here/hier, horn But what’s that h do