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Define widely used;

I probably haven’t used it once in the last 15 years and have heard it maybe twice.

Source: lifelong German speaker



Maybe you're working with the wrong people? It's uncommon among younger people, but I frequently hear craftsmen say it (who are over 50).


I am also a native German and have heard it a lot in my lifetime. Of course not daily, but it is definitely still used today.


I am even.

Source: Lifelong Prime




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