@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years agoWhat are your favorite examples of German words making it into English?message-square92fedilinkarrow-up148
arrow-up148message-squareWhat are your favorite examples of German words making it into English?@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square92fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoIn English, it is, surprisingly, just “kaput” with a single “t”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 years agoProbably a mistake that got so common that it is now accepted as correct
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 years agoThat’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