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The new Duden reference book for German spelling has been expanded by 3,000 words, with the fresh entries reflecting the concerns and events of the four years since the last edition of the dictionary came out. Examples include “Balkonkraftwerk,” or “balcony power station” for a home-installed solar unit, “Deutschlandticket,” or “Germany ticket,” the cut-price monthly travel card for the whole country, “ChatGPT,” the artificial intelligence language tool, “Granola,” the mix of rolled oats and nuts, “Klimakleber,” or “climate stickers” for the climate activists who glue themselves to roads, and …