An option for Cambridge University students to use gender-neutral forms of German has drawn criticism from some who claims they are trying to make German 'woke.'
US ambassador to United Kingdom Jane Hartley joined 'Fox News Sunday' to discuss Queen Elizabeth's 70-year reign and the legacy she leaves behind.has encouraged students to implement"inclusive language" and"to use gender- and non-binary-inclusive language when we address or refer to students and colleagues, both in writing and in speech in English and in German."
King's College Chapel and King's College at midday. King's College was founded in 1441 and is a constituent College of the University of Cambridge.who is a member of the German Language Association, predicted that any non-native German speakers who attempt to use the gender-neutral version"stand a good chance of making fools of themselves," he told the Times of London.
'If a non-native speaker came and tried to use gender-neutral German while on holiday here I think they would stand a good chance of making a fool of themselves. Fortunately we have no German word for ‘woke,’ so we borrow it from the English," he added.
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