nodimetotie@lemmy.world to Germany@feddit.deEnglish · 10 个月前What are your favorite examples of German words making it into English?message-squaremessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down11
arrow-up148arrow-down1message-squareWhat are your favorite examples of German words making it into English?nodimetotie@lemmy.world to Germany@feddit.deEnglish · 10 个月前message-square92fedilink
minus-squarenodimetotie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·10 个月前In English, it is, surprisingly, just “kaput” with a single “t”
minus-squarecrispy_kilt@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 个月前Probably a mistake that got so common that it is now accepted as correct
minus-squareSpzi@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 个月前Funny! So we can say “‘kaput’ is(t) kaputt.”
minus-squareEmoDuck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 个月前That’s ok, just tell us when it’s working again
I guess mine would be kaput
Kaputt*
In English, it is, surprisingly, just “kaput” with a single “t”
Probably a mistake that got so common that it is now accepted as correct
Funny! So we can say “‘kaput’ is(t) kaputt.”
That’s ok, just tell us when it’s working again
Nah, it’s kaput for gut