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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by scrollaway on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @05:04PM (#36233538)
I want to share this gem of a screenshot I took on the Belgian Amazon (Amazon.com.be) settings page a few weeks back:

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/323831494718128130/...

This is French, English, German and JavaScript all in one sentence.

Two trillion dollar company.

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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by actionfromafar on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @06:08PM (#36234320)
Other localizations of Amazon are just as hilarious. And to understand the product listings, you have to know (pretty complete) English, because the translations only make any sense if you know the English description and can reverse the translation in your head back to English.

So, you have to understand 2 languages to understand these listings.

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