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Re:Stackit: Cloud and Colocation by doppioandante on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @08:52AM (#30854471)
As a student of both German and English, this mistake looks weird to me, as you are supposed to start the question with the verb in German (Brauchst du ...?), and this acts as a pretty good reminder to translate the question with the do in English.
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Re:Stackit: Cloud and Colocation by dmurray on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @09:09AM (#30854676)
Agreed, as a poor student of German, I'd say "Brauchst du...?" is correct and your German 101 teacher will mark you down for anything else. "Du brauchst...?" is informal, and OK in advertising copy, but "You need...?" in English is an even lower, more informal register than that.
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Re:Stackit: Cloud and Colocation by tpush on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @11:12AM (#30856271)
Putting the verb second is pretty common in German advertisement, not really unusual.
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Re:Stackit: Cloud and Colocation by FabHK on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @09:13AM (#30854747)
Agreed, it strikes me not as particularly German bad English, but generic bad English. One sees that particular bad construction all the time.
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