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I just rode by a Der WienerSchnitzel. It had a sign boasting it's "All-American". Its name is German, for The WienerShnitzel. Please help me understand.

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[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

America had many German immigrants in the 18century. They even debated publishing laws in German & English but chose not to.

German was the second most spoken language in the US for quite a long time.

[–] 7uWqKj@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

All American probably means that they don’t know it should be "Das Wiener Schnitzel", not "Derβ€œ

[–] dxc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

There's a Vienna in america too, that's where the Wiener part comes from.