• PugJesus@piefed.socialOPM
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    17 days ago

    Explanation: The “Luftwaffe” was the Nazi German air force in WW2.

    The German word waffe - “weapon” - sounds/looks a bit like waffeln - “wafers”

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    17 days ago

    My German teacher in primary school was insane and would scream at you for laughing at the language, it’s not my fault half your words sound funny to a child.

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    16 days ago

    I once saw a comment under a video about linguistics of an American who said they mixed up the words “Waffen” and “Waffeln” while in Germany, and they were the American who told the Germans that they eat guns for breakfast.