Well,
I understand the word, ain't that enough?



Then I'll declare "yo" as the new word for "bitte" (an abbreviation of "you're welcome", taking only the first two letters to make it shorter

).
Darn!


Yea, me. Epic, you know?
Well, dass/daß IS the same, BUT: on the internet, dass is more common, since it's easier to type a double-s than typing the ß-key. The german grammar (which had a reform in the late 90s where they changed many things, not only to good ends....

) doesn't differentiate between these two, though you should not mix and use both forms in a coherent text. The letter "ß" is now mostly used after long vocals, like in "Maßen" (measures, pl. of measure; long -a-) - "Massen" (short -a-, sharp -ss-; meaning "amounts"). So, you see, the change of one letter in the seemingly same word can totally change its meaning. And there many other examples, as you might have noticed or will. For more lessons it's too late by now.
