Another instance is the alleged ban on a Dutch person using the word "Die", which simply means "that" in Dutch [1]. However, I think, these two cases are diffe

Another instance is the alleged ban on a Dutch person using the word "Die", which simply means "that" in Dutch [1]. However, I think, these two cases are different in nature from what is described in the column. On one hand the real meaning is lost in translation which results in a misunderstanding. On the other hand we have a word used in a meta context. The second case is much more dangerous. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26062189 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26062189