Talk:League of German Girls: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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In German, "die Mädel" (note feminine article) literally means "girl" and "das Mädchen" (note neuter article) literally means "little girl". So why are all girls regardless of age now called "das Mädchen"? Is it because "die Mädel" has too strong connotations to this organisation? [[User:JIP|&mdash; <font color="#CC0000">J</font><font color="#00CC00">I</font><font color="#0000CC">P</font>]] | [[User talk:JIP|Talk]] 12:59, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

:You're wrong on all accounts. "die Mädel" is plural, not singular ("die" doubles as plural article); the singular is "das Mädel" (yes, neuter). "Mädel" is comparable to American "gal" or Scottish "lass": chiefly restricted to dialect and quaint sounding in mainstream. The Nazis had nothing to do with the way the word is used, though it's interesting to note "Mädel" is still common in [[Austria]]. [[User:82.92.119.11|82.92.119.11]] 23:19, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

== Article should have a pic ==

At least one.

Here are several...

http://www.od43.com/Organisationsbuch_13.jpg

http://histclo.com/youth/youth/image/imgnat/girlsleas.jpg

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERwomen.jpg

http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/t242/T242186A.jpg

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