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Questions regarding emigrating from, immigrating to and living in the Federal Republic of Germany.

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What does (m/w) mean on German job adverts?

m stands for männlich (= male), w stands for weiblich (= female). Exceptions aside, job advertisements have to be formulated in a ‎gender-neutral way. There are three common ways how to do this: Us …
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Salutation to use in a business email to a German lady written in English

In German, the marital status is no longer of concern for addressing a person (cf. Fräulein, which is the equivalent of Miss). You’ll typically only use Herr and Frau, even if you know that they are/a …
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