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My understanding is that a Verschlimmbesserung stems from a genuine intent to improve something, even though it ultimately has the opposite effect.
by renehsz 1mo ago
My understanding is that a Verschlimmbesserung stems from a genuine intent to improve something, even though it ultimately has the opposite effect.
- OroPla 1mo agoI don't remember hearing or using it in this context. It's pretty rare that the goal was to make something worse and if the outcome is only bad, you can just call it bad, right? The word is only needed to communicate that there were good and bad outcomes.
- houl 1mo agoA Verschlimmbesserung of the definition of Verschlimmbesserung.
- alpaca128 1mo agoJust calling it bad does not include the intent of improving it. Verschlimmbesserung does.
- OroPla 1mo agoWhy do you change something if not to make it better, though? Trying to improve things is implicit.
- groestl 1mo agoOf course there's many reasons to make something worse intentionally. Revenge for example.
- croes 1mo agoThe point of Verschlimmbesserung is to show your good intentions to improve something failed. Improvement = Verbesserung Worsening = Verschlimmerung Worsening because you tried to improve = Verschlimmbesserung Ask your local carpenter or plumber how many of their jobs have to do with people trying to fix a damage and make it worse
- 1718627440 1mo agoWorsen it from the perspective of the judge, not from the person doing it.