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An example use of persönlich in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:
“… ich habe also ich persönlich bin total …”
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the word persönlich occurs in german on average 105.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.