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[–] Jimbo@yiffit.net 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Whenever I can figure one out through context I feel like a genius

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Or when you try to read a word aloud and realize it's basically the same as the English word with 50% more consonents.

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That's the meme. They translate English expressions, names and brands into German 1:1, disregarding any standing idioms and available translations. Hard to read even as a German native. Struggling to figure out what to OP meant is like 90% of the fun.