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Re:On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and glob... by garvield on Thursday April 27, 2023 @03:25AM (#35724455)
Swedish "simplified" this problem by having the same word (spontan) mean both 1) Happens without apparent cause 2) Happens at short notice

Context is your only clue to which meaning is intended...

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Re:On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and glob... by actionfromafar on Thursday April 27, 2023 @05:34AM (#35725519)
Does it really tho? Can't come up with an example of the second meaning right now.
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