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PSA: "wix" is how you pronounce the German word for "wank". Try to suggest your client to set up a "wank site"... Beautifully demonstrates the importance of che
by spacechild1 2y ago
PSA: "wix" is how you pronounce the German word for "wank". Try to suggest your client to set up a "wank site"... Beautifully demonstrates the importance of checking your brand name in other languages.
My other favorite is MongoDB which in German literally means RetardDB. (Sorry for the slur, but that's what it is.)
- OJFord 2y agoMongo in (British? West country which happens to retain relatively more Saxonism and other Germanic influence?) English too actually, or more often 'mong', but it's not prevalent enough that I've made the link before.
- spacechild1 2y agoIn German it's the only possible meaning, unfortunately... ("Mongo" is short for "mongoloid")
- OJFord 2y agoI'm not aware of any other meaning in English either.
- daxelrod 2y agoWix has embraced the entendre https://youtu.be/IddnMutPgTI?si=fCgGY9-bZT9WikWz https://youtu.be/IddnMutPgTI?si=fCgGY9-bZT9WikWz