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I wonder how much fun they are having out there that I will probably never get to experience... (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 82 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Whenever I can figure one out through context I feel like a genius

[–] [email protected] 72 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Or when you try to read a word aloud and realize it's basically the same as the English word with 50% more consonents.

[–] [email protected] 81 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That's the meme. They translate English expressions, names and brands into German 1:1, disregarding any standing idioms and available translations. Hard to read even as a German native. Struggling to figure out what to OP meant is like 90% of the fun.