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Germany@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year ago

What are your favorite examples of German words making it into English?

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What are your favorite examples of German words making it into English?

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Germany@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year ago

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nodimetotie@lemmy.worldOP
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I guess mine would be kaput
- crispy_kilt@feddit.de
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  1 year ago
  Kaputt*
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    In English, it is, surprisingly, just “kaput” with a single “t”
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      Probably a mistake that got so common that it is now accepted as correct
    - Spzi@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago
      Funny! So we can say “‘kaput’ is(t) kaputt.”
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  That’s ok, just tell us when it’s working again
  - nodimetotie@lemmy.worldOP
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    Nah, it’s kaput for gut

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