Is there any difference between 'bißchen' oder 'bisschen' ?
Sometimes I see 'bißchen' and otherwise 'bisschen' in some lessons without explanations. Is there any difference in the meaning ?

Thank you

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Is there any difference between 'bißchen' oder 'bisschen' ?
Sometimes I see 'bißchen' and otherwise 'bisschen' in some lessons without explanations. Is there any difference in the meaning ?

Thank you

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'bißchen' used to be correct until 1996. Today the correct spelling is 'bisschen'. When a doubled consonant follows a vowel, the vowel is short ('i' is short in this case, 'ß' counts as a single consonant).

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No, it's just the effect of different spelling rules.

→ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_orthography_reform_of_1996

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Thank you kraut9 and Phil :)

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Also, it is usual in Switzerland to use two "ss," even in published works.. too many official languages in one country ;)

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Note that people that use lazy-deutsch usually do not use ß and always write ss.

It's just not convenient to type on a non-German keyboard.

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