1027
submitted 1 year ago by jonathanvmv8f@lemm.ee to c/memes@lemmy.world
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 year ago

perfect English

Such a thing does not exist in Germany.

[-] TipRing@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Only because of their exacting standards. Even when I lived in Germany in the 90s the only time I had trouble understanding someone speaking English was when our realtor was trying to be racist but didn't know the English words.

[-] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

The bar was “perfect”, not “understandable” English.

[-] TipRing@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

See, that is what I mean. Nobody speaks "perfect" English, not even native speakers, because languages are not prescriptive. Their function is to communicate ideas and if you have successfully communicated then you have used language "perfectly".

[-] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

So you agree “perfect English” doesn’t exist in Germany. What was your point again?

[-] TipRing@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

See, you might have noticed that I never claimed perfect English existed in Germany (or anywhere). You seem to be attempting to win an argument that doesn't exist.

[-] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I have few hobbies :(

[-] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

This is why we love Germans. Unironically.

[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

The bar was "wunder"

Yes the English qualities in Germany itself are a total shitshow compared to the countries around Germany (except France and Italia)

this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2024
1027 points (98.4% liked)

memes

16668 readers
799 users here now

Community rules

1. Be civilNo trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour

2. No politicsThis is non-politics community. For political memes please go to !politicalmemes@lemmy.world

3. No recent repostsCheck for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month

4. No botsNo bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins

5. No Spam/Ads/AI SlopNo advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live. We also consider AI slop to be spam in this community and is subject to removal.

A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment

Sister communities

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS