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his german is very terrible


Michael Fassbender - for someone that Studied in german in a german school for his whole childhood - his german is very terrible like someone that just started the language - he would Not even satisfy a german Movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PUrmP-4Mro

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I don't think he studied German in a German school for his whole childhood. His family moved to Ireland when he was 2 or so. He freely admits that his father his horrified by his German.

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Why is his dad's German so bad?

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How did you come to this conclusion?

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If he was in Ireland from the age two he would'nt have studied German, if he did it as a subject that would come in senior school.

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How's your Swahili?

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Where the hell are you getting your info from coz its all bull! He only lived in Germany until he was 2 then moved to south west Ireland where he grew up, then moved to London in his late teens....might wanna check your facts before sprouting nonsense pal!

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You should just say Terrible, not "very terrible"

from English Grammar Today

You should not use "very" before ungradable adjectives such as amazing, horrible, terrible, brilliant etc.

Adjectives which describe an extreme quality can be modified by absolutely, completely, really and totally but not normally with very

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this is a video of Chris Pratt and Ryan Seacrest speaking fluent German

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There's no Ryan Seacrest in the OP's video.

Steven Gätjen (interviewer) grew up in Germany and speaks perfect German.
Chris Pratt sounds very funny. 😘​

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thank you for clarifying

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