Is ß still used in German?
Angelika Davey German tutor & translator, native German speaker living in the UK 2,920 followers 189 following Follow Notify me Ask Owner of Angelika's German Tuition & Translation Online course creator Online German Courses and author Angelika Davey Blog: Blog - Angelika's German Tuition & Translation My German teacher told me they no longer use it, and have 'ss' instead, so I wanted to confirm the validity of that statement. You’ve already received lots of correct and good explanatory answers, so I just want to vent my anger. Not at you but your teacher! I cannot believe that after over 20 years some non native German teachers still think that the ß has disappeared. Where have they been all this time? I have lost count about the amount of times I had to explain it to people that the rules have changed but the letter is still there. I can understand the confusion in 1995 when it might not have been too clear what exactly changed. But not 23 years later