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[-] Michal@programming.dev 11 points 2 months ago

Not like English doesn't have words that mean funny in other languages 🤷‍♂️

[-] sheridan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

For example "mist" in German means "dung" or "crap". Imagine what a German must think when they see a shower head for sale advertise its "mist" setting.

https://www.linguee.com/german-english/translation/mist.html

this post was submitted on 26 May 2025
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