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> Modelle zum »Drugchecking« geplant I know this true of other languages too, but Germany really loves to do this: use "English" phrases which are either simpl
by TillE 5y ago
> Modelle zum »Drugchecking« geplant
I know this true of other languages too, but Germany really loves to do this: use "English" phrases which are either simply wrong or have another meaning than intended, or no clear meaning (here it's pill testing, basically).
I don't know why they do this! It's really irritating as an anglophone immigrant to Germany. German is a real language, they can just say Drogenprüfung, who knows why they don't.
- pessimizer 5y agoMakes it sound important and exotic. What English speakers called "cinéma vérité," French speakers called "direct cinema."
- usrusr 5y agoDrogenprüfung would sound like something from before most people were born. It's basically "this is a term of this day and age, not an old one you just haven't heard before". And of course a fake appeal to internationality: everyone (except for those who made it up) suspects that someone more well-traveled might be familiar with the term, can't risk appearing inexperienced. And yes, it's stupid. There's been a pandemic for almost two years now and most people in Germany could still only decipher the term "work from home" by translating its elements one by one.
- vmception 5y agoMy experience with Germans in commerce related things is that they want to emulate the successes of the US market and buyin comes from making things sound like they are concepts already used in the US market. As others said: foreign, exotic and important. But hopefully I added an explanation of why. Its entertaining to watch.
- t8e56vd4ih 5y agofreedom day ... argh $$#@&$