We only hire the best means we only hire the trendiest (2016)

Re:We only hire the best means we only hire the trendiest (2... by wolfgke on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @11:30AM (#15602159)

> Aren't there German speakers who say "Pommes Frites" the German way and to hell with who ever says that's technically not correct?

As far as I am aware, "Pommes Frites" is pronounced in German nearly the same way as in French. So this is clearly not true.

What is true, is that if you appreciate it to "Pommes" (which is rather colloquial; at least when I hear "Bitte ein mal Pommes mit Mayo", I intuitively think of uneducated, fat (because of bad eating habits) people), this word is pronounced "German". But, as I said, this contraction with German pronunciation is rather associated with uneducated people.

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Re:We only hire the best means we only hire the trendiest (2... by gugagore on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @03:54PM (#15604888)

thanks for the correction. I certainly intended just "Pommes". Glad you understood my meaning.

Of course language that deviates from what's spoken by the educated (and powerful) people in the country is considered uneducated. I think you'll also find that in many languages. That's the same principle behind the people who think you are stupid for not saying "der Zucchino". I won't get into the stereotypes about fat people...

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