Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe BERLIN, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Denglish -- the use of English terms by German speakers -- is becoming a major topic of concern among linguistic purists in Germany. The London Guardian reports Tuesday many Germans, fed up with such terms as "die kiddies" and "der call center," are proposing to ban civil servants from using Denglish in the workplace. Advertisement The Guardian says even perfectly good German words such as der rechenanlage have been abandoned in favor of the more international sounding der computer. Abroad, the German language is also in trouble, with the number of students choosing to study it falling every year. German education authorities called for a campaign to "sex up" their language -- although members of the International Association of German Teachers had few practical suggestions on how to achieve that goal. But some Denglish attempts leave something to be desired. At the Bahnhof Zoo, Berlin's mainline railway station, the management confused everyone, including English speakers, by misnaming coffee carts "Coffee on Rolls" when it meant "on wheels."
