Re:On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and glob...
by boffinAudio on Thursday April 27, 2023 @03:34AM
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"Sometime" consistent and "eventually" consistent, not the same things and still confusing.
Maybe better: "letzendlichkonsistent"
(Disclaimer: expat English native speaker, living in Austria, enjoying this thread immensely..)
Re:On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and glob...
by AdamN on Thursday April 27, 2023 @05:21AM
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My Austrian co-worker hates talking tech in German - it just doesn't roll of the tongue and he's more comfortable in English with that domain.
Re:On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and glob...
by boffinAudio on Thursday April 27, 2023 @08:31AM
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Same. I live in Vienna, and converse with my technical colleagues in English most of the time - although they do expect me to keep up with their crazy dialects over the coffee machine, an activity I find often quite fun, oida...
Re:On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and glob...
by rzzzt on Thursday April 27, 2023 @02:12PM
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If you like comics, "Asterix speaks Viennese" might help: https://www.diepresse.com/5450586/asterix-auf-wienerisch-wap...
Re:On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and glob...
by boffinAudio on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @05:18AM
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Thanks for that, its brilliant. Me and my kids salute you!
I think the best option would be to turn it into an adjective:
irgendwannkonsistent.