Verschlimmbesserung: The Word Your Software Updates Need

Re:Verschlimmbesserung: The Word Your Software Updates Need by juvvel on Friday August 28, 2026 @02:03PM (#49482253)

Of course it is still widely used.

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Re:Verschlimmbesserung: The Word Your Software Updates Need by icantevenhold on Friday August 28, 2026 @02:06PM (#49482292)

Define widely used;

I probably haven’t used it once in the last 15 years and have heard it maybe twice.

Source: lifelong German speaker

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Re:Verschlimmbesserung: The Word Your Software Updates Need by remuskaos on Friday August 28, 2026 @03:31PM (#49483208)

Maybe you're working with the wrong people? It's uncommon among younger people, but I frequently hear craftsmen say it (who are over 50).

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Re:Verschlimmbesserung: The Word Your Software Updates Need by ahf8Aithaex7Nai on Friday August 28, 2026 @03:27PM (#49483155)

I am even.

Source: Lifelong Prime

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Re:Verschlimmbesserung: The Word Your Software Updates Need by juvvel on Friday August 28, 2026 @06:10PM (#49484846)

I am also a native German and have heard it a lot in my lifetime. Of course not daily, but it is definitely still used today.

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