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WTH is a “jammern” and why would this articles english writer use that foreign word in a sentence? I can’t be the only person who didn’t know what it meant and
by just_1_comment 3y ago
WTH is a “jammern” and why would this articles english writer use that foreign word in a sentence? I can’t be the only person who didn’t know what it meant and I was totally distracted from the article by their apparent presumption that the word was in common use.
- tired-turtle 3y agoThe article was published in “jammern” (see byline), so it seems fair game to use. My brain reasoned it meant approx “cry/complain” as the article was registering a grievance: > This jammern is thus about the car
- resolutebat 3y agoIt's German for "whine/whinge", and Lessig refers to his blog's posts as "jammerns".