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One thing learned growing up in a German household (my parents are from there, I was born in the US) is that there are special words and phrases and putdowns in
by coldcode 7y ago
One thing learned growing up in a German household (my parents are from there, I was born in the US) is that there are special words and phrases and putdowns in German for almost anything. My grandmother also spoke Yiddish which confused the hell out of me as I thought some things I heard were German but weren't. My favorite putdown was always "Brat mir einen Storch und macht die beine recht knusprig" (spelling might be wrong).
- dawg- 7y agoRoast me a stork and make the legs extra crispy? Hmmm...
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- doliveira 7y agoAren't these German words just compound expressions? It's just that they don't put hyphens or spaces between words.
- Doxin 7y agoWhile they are in a technical sense, it still feels different to use a compound word vs a sentence expressing the same idea. Compare in english: bedtime vs time to go to bed.