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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years ago

What are your favorite examples of German words making it into English?

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What are your favorite examples of German words making it into English?

@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years ago
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  • @[email protected]OP
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    12•2 years ago

    I guess mine would be kaput

    • @[email protected]
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      9•2 years ago

      Kaputt*

      • @[email protected]OP
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        4•2 years ago

        In English, it is, surprisingly, just “kaput” with a single “t”

        • @[email protected]
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          Probably a mistake that got so common that it is now accepted as correct

        • Spzi
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          3•2 years ago

          Funny! So we can say “‘kaput’ is(t) kaputt.”

    • @[email protected]
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      5•2 years ago

      That’s ok, just tell us when it’s working again

      • @[email protected]OP
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        1•2 years ago

        Nah, it’s kaput for gut

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