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minus-squarePantoffel@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoWhen I was 30 I learned that I had pronounced and spelled the German word “unbedingt” wrong my entire life. I thought it was “umbedigt” as in “um jeden Preis”. I thought all others spelled and pronounced it wrong or spoke more elaborate than I.
minus-squareHolzkohlen@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoAh, don’t worry. There are tons of those in the German language. Mine was “Firmament”, I thought it was “Firnament”. Yours is a bit worse ;)
minus-squarealtasshet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoJust pretend you wrote it in Swiss German and you’re good!
When I was 30 I learned that I had pronounced and spelled the German word “unbedingt” wrong my entire life. I thought it was “umbedigt” as in “um jeden Preis”. I thought all others spelled and pronounced it wrong or spoke more elaborate than I.
Ah, don’t worry. There are tons of those in the German language. Mine was “Firmament”, I thought it was “Firnament”. Yours is a bit worse ;)
Just pretend you wrote it in Swiss German and you’re good!