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> they are so popular the term Balkonkraftwerk (balcony power plant) has been coined i woud argue that it is not how German works, word coining is not a metric
by croisillon 2y ago
> they are so popular the term Balkonkraftwerk (balcony power plant) has been coined
i woud argue that it is not how German works, word coining is not a metric of its popularity
- ahofmann 2y agoNah, any German word with Kraft in it, is a strong sign of it's popularity ;-) Balkonkraftwerk sounds powerful. Not like Aufhängesolarpaneel, or Steckersolargerät.
- red369 2y agoKraftwerk even! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraftwerk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraftwerk
- _nalply 2y agoQuite the opposite. Balkonkraftwerk sounds immediately clear and convincing. German Wikipedia has an article about it: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkonkraftwerk https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkonkraftwerk
- wongarsu 2y agoIt's like saying that the fact that the word "balcony power plant" exists is a sign of how popular it is in the English speaking world. Except that German compound words are seen as more legitimate because they lack the spaces and sound German.
- croisillon 2y agoThanks! You wrote it much better than I did!
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