America had many German immigrants in the 18century. They even debated publishing laws in German & English but chose not to.
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German was the second most spoken language in the US for quite a long time.
All American probably means that they donβt know it should be "Das Wiener Schnitzel", not "Derβ
There's a Vienna in america too, that's where the Wiener part comes from.