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matthewwester's review against another edition
5.0
I'm only a beginner in German but decided to read this book to give me a general sense of how the language worked. This book delivers; it's concise, clear, and gives just enough examples to illustrate the concepts. I would recommend it to anyone who is a beginner or intermediate student of German.
I'm counting this as "a book you own but have never read" for 2016 #vtReadingChallenge
I'm counting this as "a book you own but have never read" for 2016 #vtReadingChallenge
adamcarrington's review against another edition
4.0
No fluff, just grammar rules and examples. Not for the spoonfed freshman student, but ideal for tightening the screws on an already intermediate understanding of the language.
Due to the 50 years that have passed since publication, this grammar book has aged in peculiar ways. Examples of informal conjugation are extremely rare, which is a real pain given how informal modern German has become. The 90s spelling reform means a few words are spelt without eszetts (Straßenbahn as Strassenbahn, Straße as Strasse), which is rather quaint.
Due to the 50 years that have passed since publication, this grammar book has aged in peculiar ways. Examples of informal conjugation are extremely rare, which is a real pain given how informal modern German has become. The 90s spelling reform means a few words are spelt without eszetts (Straßenbahn as Strassenbahn, Straße as Strasse), which is rather quaint.
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