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German Sounds Aren’t Binary: Long, Short, Voiced, Voiceless — or Just Felt?
German Sounds Aren’t Binary: Long, Short, Voiced, Voiceless — or Just Felt? | LEVITIN SCHOOL
Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

German Sounds Aren’t Binary: Long, Short, Voiced, Voiceless — or Just Felt?

🔗 Choose your language We often teach students that German sounds follow clear categories: Long vs short.Voiced vs voiceless.Strong vs weak. But then students listen to native speakers — and none of those lines seem to hold. The sounds blur, shift, blend into one another.And they ask the most intelligent question a learner can ask:“Wait… […]

Tymur Levitin | LEVITIN SCHOOL Tymur Levitin
• 12.01.2026 • 2 min read
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Was ist „richtiges“ Deutsch? — Why There’s No Such Thing as One Perfect German | LEVITIN SCHOOL
15.08.2025

Was ist „richtiges“ Deutsch? — Why There’s No Such Thing as One Perfect German

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Choose your language: 🔗 Choose your language Many students ask: “Is this sentence correct?”“Do Germans really say it this way?” And the real answer is often:Yes… but also no. Because German is not just one language.It’s a collection of varieties, registers, dialects, and regional habits.And the idea of “correct” depends on what you’re doing — and where. […]

Tymur Levitin | LEVITIN SCHOOL Tymur Levitin
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