#reverseanglicisms — Public Fediverse posts
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Schönes Gedankenexperiment im heutigen @bohnigerwachmacher zu US-Städten und deren NRW-Stellvertreter! (Hatte ich mal für ganz Deutschland vorbereitet)
cc @hrtgn @daxwerner
NRW:
1. Köln - New York
2. Düsseldorf - Los Angeles
3. Dortmund - Chicago
4. Essen - Detroit
5. Duisburg - Cleveland
6. Bochum - Philadelphia
7. Wuppertal - Pittsburgh
8. Bielefeld - Boston
9. Bonn - Washington DC
10. Münster - Seattle -
German - American pronunciations:
'Excll - Ex'cel
You'tyuhp - 'Youtoobe
Pizza 'Huht - 'Pizza Hut
'Washingktn - 'Washington
Mi'?ami - Mi'yami
Lounge-tch - launch (lawn-tch) -
German - American translations:
Messie - hoarder
Shredder - slay
Whatever - who cares
Take-home message - take-away message
Pizza Hut - Pizza Hut -
10 largest US cities and their German equivalents:
1. New York - Berlin
2. Los Angeles - Munich
3. Chicago - Cologne
4. Houston - Stuttgart
5. Phoenix - Hannover
6. Philadelphia - Bremen
7. San Antonio - Dortmund
8. San Diego - Hamburg
9. Dallas - Frankfurt
10. Boston - Düsseldorf -
German - American translations:
Sabbatical - time off
Shakehands - handshake
Fake - bogus
Dooring - blind-sided
Banger - doozy -
German - American translations:
Boostered - boosted
Bluetooth Box - bluetooth speakers
Happy End - happy ending
Last not least - last but not least
Pressing - pressure -
German - American translations:
Overvoice - voiceover
Flyer - brochure
Mobbing - bullying
Never ever - no way
Fuck up - screw up -
German - American translations:
Handy - cell phone
Beamer - projector
Gecancelt - ignored
Gender Gaga - Zeitgeist
Date - hook-up
TK Maxx - TJ Maxx -
German - American translations:
Shitstorm - clusterfuck
Base-cap - baseball cap
Burner - awesome
Cringe - awkward
Home Office - work from home -
German - American translations:
Mindset - mental frame
geflasht - triggered
No-Go - off-limits
Kicker - Foosball
Milky Way - 3 Musketeers[Classic RT]
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German - American translations:
Mindset - mental frame
geflasht - triggered
No-Go - off-limits
Kicker - Foosball
Milky Way - 3 Musketeers[Classic RT]