I think that, colloquially, the word has become synonymous with Hitler. Much like calling a photocopy a "xerox" or calling a tissue a "kleenex". Personally, I've never heard of anyone referred to as "fuhrer" except Hitler. The first match on google refer to Hitler:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=fuhrer&btnG=Search Howie --- On Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:52 PM, S. Isaac Dealey scribed: --- > > No no ... fuhrer isn't even a title, much less a proper name -- it's > just a noun... :) > > http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=fuhrer > > It could have equally been applied to any number of historical > tyrants, so it doesn't count as a Hitlerism. :) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:170009 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
