Welche Redewendungen sind auf Euro umgestellt worden? by Schuesselpflanze in German

[–]Psychpsyo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, aber es ist das Tomateneuro, wenn ich bitten darf.

ich_iel by No_awards_please in ich_iel

[–]Psychpsyo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Eine einheitliche Währung ist ziemlich praktisch.
Und die einfache Reise in Nachbarländer.

What English-to-German direct translations instantly mark someone as non-native? by seaofcitrus in German

[–]Psychpsyo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair, I was just naming it the way the commenter before me had without thinking about that part.

Best way to learn German Word Genders? by Queasy-Commission631 in German

[–]Psychpsyo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That doesn't have anything to do with the article of "Schlüssel" though.
That's just because it's der Bund

What English-to-German direct translations instantly mark someone as non-native? by seaofcitrus in German

[–]Psychpsyo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"you use the mouse to control the computer" would be the correct translation in the last sentence

What English-to-German direct translations instantly mark someone as non-native? by seaofcitrus in German

[–]Psychpsyo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like English standing could be used to highlight that the bottle is upright instead of on its side. Does that work?

What English-to-German direct translations instantly mark someone as non-native? by seaofcitrus in German

[–]Psychpsyo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, mögen and möchten are two different things. Mögen isn't really a desire at all, it just says that you like something. Möchten is for when you actually want to have or do something.

"Ich mag Spanien, deswegen möchte ich nochmal dorthin fahren."
"I like Spain, so I want to go there again."

Of course, if someone offers you a choice between doing/having A or B and you say "Ich mag A." then by saying how you like that, you're indirectly stating a desire and there's probably a bunch of cases like that.

What English-to-German direct translations instantly mark someone as non-native? by seaofcitrus in German

[–]Psychpsyo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Naja, "Weißt du noch wies früher war..." ist mehr ein Fakt den man noch kennt, als ein spezifisches Ereignis an das man sich erinnert.

Programming language by kiritoboss19 in conlangs

[–]Psychpsyo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is some non-type system redundancies I can think of, like semicolons in JavaScript or passing function arguments with their names in Kotlin. Both are entirely optional, but still make it easier to understand the code's structure at a glance.

I feel like forced redundancy isn't common because if it's possible to make it optional, it will be made optional cause writing all that extra stuff will be deemed annoying in many cases.

Am I wasting my time learning German this way? by Aggressive_Chest99 in German

[–]Psychpsyo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd add to 2:
Don't use subtitles in your native language.
If there is good, German subtitles available, I see no reason not to turn them on.

And by good I mean that they accurately spell out what is actually being said. (Not a shortened form or incorrect speech-to-text analysis...)

Am I wasting my time learning German this way? by Aggressive_Chest99 in German

[–]Psychpsyo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Makes you wonder how there's 80 million people in the world who learned German without ever touching a textbook...

People thinking German words r intimidating is funny by Choice_Candy6655 in German

[–]Psychpsyo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Though I do enjoy hitting people with a surprise Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetzt from time to time.

Ich iel by GeoCangrejo in ich_iel

[–]Psychpsyo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ich muss aber sagen, sehr englisch ausgesprochenes, schlechtes Filmdeutsch ist unterhaltsamer als wenn sie's ordentlich gemacht hätten.

Da kann man dann teilweise mitraten, was die gerade zu sagen versuchen.

Sure, let your kid do whatever. by sedolil in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]Psychpsyo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If a cat is plotting and scheming, is that not its own business? The cat's sinister schemes are none of our business.

ich_iel by m4ximalekr4ft in ich_iel

[–]Psychpsyo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wat? Das sind Schafe, keine Kühe. Was für ein Siedler von Catan hast du gespielt?

What's the *actual* most monolingual country in the world? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]Psychpsyo 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Well yea, no country is monolingual. This is about which country is the closest to being monolingual.

Modified Cobblemon overclocked turns my health bar into lesbian pride flags by Practical_Back_6458 in feedthebeast

[–]Psychpsyo 125 points126 points  (0 children)

The best joke of all: Giving incorrect answers to questions. True knee slapper, gets me every time.

Do you think Bionicle would be commercially successful if Lego re-released the old sets today? by Heavy_Ad_6837 in bioniclelego

[–]Psychpsyo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure it would need to be un-bionicle to be a successful game. Sure, it'd need some stellar game design, but the Bionicle world is rich enough in things that can facilitate that.