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this post was submitted on 08 May 2025
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Die deutsche Ignoranz ist übertroffen nur von der deutschen Arroganz.
Unrelated little tangent: it's neat to me that I've never taken a German lesson but know the gist of this is "The German ignorance is (superceded?) by the German Arrogance".
Language is based.
That’s because English is a Germanic language.
Odd that Irish is listed there as it’s not a Germanic language. It’s Celtic. Hiberno English could be there, but it’s more a dialect than a language.
Presumably they meant Hiberno-English, also known as Irish English.
I think it's "only superceded by". It's the same word in Esperanto (nur = only).
dont know about esperanto but the translation is absolutely correct
Overshadowed I’d translate it as German ignorance is only overshadowed by German arrogance but I find translating German well to be very difficult.
really good!