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<td><strong>Der praktische Amerikaner.</strong></td> | |||
<td><strong>The practical American.</strong></td> | |||
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<td>Es geht doch nichts über den praktischen Amerikaner. Als Mark Twain einstens von seinem Lehrer die Aufgabe erhielt einen Aufsatz über das „Resultat der Faulheit“ zu liefern, gab er am Ende des Unterrichts ein leeres Blatt Papier ab.</td> | |||
<td>There's nothing like the practical American. When Mark Twain was once given the task by his teacher to deliver an essay on the “result of laziness,” he handed in a blank sheet of paper at the end of class.</td> | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:35, 18 August 2025
Der praktische Amerikaner | 20 Jul 1909
Luxemburger gazette. Dubuque [IA], 20 Jul 1909. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Lib. of Congress, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84027101/1909-07-20/ed-1/seq-4/.
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| Der praktische Amerikaner. | The practical American. |
| Es geht doch nichts über den praktischen Amerikaner. Als Mark Twain einstens von seinem Lehrer die Aufgabe erhielt einen Aufsatz über das „Resultat der Faulheit“ zu liefern, gab er am Ende des Unterrichts ein leeres Blatt Papier ab. | There's nothing like the practical American. When Mark Twain was once given the task by his teacher to deliver an essay on the “result of laziness,” he handed in a blank sheet of paper at the end of class. |