▲ 557 ▼ Are we just making up language rules as we go? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 day ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world 90 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.org 20 points 23 hours ago (1 child) Let me present to you a genre-classic from Germany: umFAHREN -> to drive around something or somebody. UMfahren -> to drive against something or somebody in a way it/they fall over. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 hours ago It is the same in Dutch: omvaren can mean both sailing around and sailing over. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 hours ago It is the same in Dutch: omvaren can mean both sailing around and sailing over. permalink fedilink source parent
